令

令 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+3, 5 strokes, cangjie input 人戈弓戈 (OINI), four-corner 8030₇, composition ⿱亽龴(G) or ⿱亼龴(HTV) or ⿱亼𰆊(JK))

Stroke order

Traditional or simplified   Japanese or Korean

• 伶, 冷, 呤, 坽, 姈, 岭, 泠, 彾, 駖, 怜, 炩, 拎, 昤, 朎, 柃, 玲, 𪽏, 𫤚, 𪾧, 𠄖, 砱, 羚, 狑, 紷, 聆, 蛉, 軨(𫐉), 鈴(铃), 魿, 竛, 齡(齢/龄), 刢, 𬾂, 瓴, 翎, 領(领), 鴒(鸰), 𬹴, 邻, 㡵, 命, 𩇙, 岺, 苓, 笭, 閝(𫠂), 零, 𩆖, 囹

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 93, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 387
• Dae Jaweon: page 198, character 1
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 111, character 10
• Unihan data for U+4EE4

• Unihan data for U+F9A8

Historical forms of the character 令
Shang		Western Zhou	Spring and Autumn	Warring States			Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Bronze inscriptions	Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Bronze inscriptions	Chu slip and silk script	Qin slip script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts
Oracle bone script   j21073   j21074   j21075   j21076   j21077   j21078   j21079   j21080   j21081   j21082   j21083   j21084   j21085   j21086   j21087   j21088   j21089   j21090   j21091   j21092   j21093   j21094   j21095   j21096   j21097   j21098   j21099   j21100   j21101   j21102   j21103   j21104   j21105   j21106   j21107   j21108   j21109   j21110   j21111   j21112   j21113   j21114   j21115   j21116   j21117   j21118   j21119   j21120   j21121   j21122   j21123   j21124   j21125   j21126   j21127   j21128   j21129   j21130   j21131   j21132   j21133   j21134   j21135   j21136   j21137   j21138   j21139   j21140   j21141   j21142   j21143   j21144   j21145   j21146   j21147   j21148   j21149   j21150   j21151   j21152   j21153   j21154   j21155   j21156   j21157   j21158   j21159   j21160   j21161   j21162   j21163   j21164   j21165   j21166   j21167   j21168   j21169   j21170 Bronze inscriptions   b13977   b13978   b13979   b13980   b13981   b13982   b13983   b13984   b13985   b13986   b13987   b13988   b13989   b13990   b13991   b13992   b13993   b13994   b13995   b13996   b13997   b13998   b13999   b14000   b14001   b14002   b14003   b14004   b14005   b14006   b14007   b14008   b14009   b14010   b14011   b14012   b14013   b14014   b14015   b14016   b14017   b14018   b14019   b14020   b14021   b14022   b14023   b14024   b14025   b14026   b14027   b14028   b14029   b14030   b14031   b14032   b14033   b14034   b14035   b14036   b14037   b14038   b14039   b14040 Small seal script   s06555 Transcribed ancient scripts   L37178   L37179   L37180   L37181   L37182   L37183   L37184   L37185   L37186   L24398   L24399   L24400   L24401   L24402   L24403   L24404   L24405   L24406   L24407   L24408   L24409
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 亼 + 卩. The upper part is an open mouth to convey the idea of giving orders, while the bottom part is a kneeling man. Compare 兄, in which an open mouth on top of the character conveys the same idea of giving orders.

Usually thought to be related to 命 (OC *mreŋs, “order”) (Schuessler, 2007). As a surname, 令 has many origins, one of them is 令狐 (Línghú).

令

1. to order; to command
2. order; command; directive
3. to make (someone do something); to cause; to allow

   令人  ―  lìngrén  ―  to make someone (do something); to make people [+ adjective]

4. (historical) governor; magistrate (official title)
5. (literary, or in compounds) good; excellent

   • 令問笑談，非錢不發。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     令问笑谈，非钱不发。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 錢神論, by 魯褒 of the Western Jin dynasty

     Lìngwèn xiàotán, fēi qián bù fā. [Pinyin]

     Kind greetings, laughing while talking; these do not happen without money.

   • 于時、初春令月、氣淑風和、梅披鏡前之粉、蘭薰珮後之香。 [MSC, trad.]
     于时、初春令月、气淑风和、梅披镜前之粉、兰薰佩后之香。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: c. 759 CE, Man’yōshū

     Yú shí, chūchūn lìngyuè, qì shū fēng hé, méi pī jìng qián zhī fěn, lán xūn pèi hòu zhī xiāng. [Pinyin]

     It was in new spring, in a fair month,
     When the air was clear and the wind a gentle breeze.
     Plum flowers blossomed a beauty's charming white
     And the fragrance of the orchids was their sweet perfume.

6. (literary, or in compounds) time; season
7. (literary, or in compounds) drinker's wager game; drinking game
8. (respectful) your

   令尊  ―  lìngzūn  ―  your father

   令嬡／令嫒  ―  lìng'ài  ―  your daughter

9. (poetry) Short for 小令 (“ditty”).
10. a surname

• (to order):

• (order):

• (to cause): 使 (shǐ), 讓／让 (ràng), (Cantonese) 令到 (ling6 dou3), 搞到 (gaau2 dou3)
• (season):

• (drinker's wager game): 酒令 (jiǔlìng)

令

1. Used in 令狐 (Línghú).
2. ^† Used in 令利.
3. ^† Used in 令俜.
4. ^† Used in 令星.
5. ^† Used in 脊令.
6. ^† Original form of 瓴 (líng).

Borrowed from English ream.

令

1. Classifier for reams of paper.

令

1. ^† Only used in 令居 (“ancient county in modern Gansu”).

(Fourth grade kyōiku kanji)

• Go-on: りょう (ryō)^{←りやう (ryau, historical)}
• Kan-on: れい (rei, Jōyō)
• Kun: しむ (shimu, 令む)
• Nanori: おさ (osa)^{←をさ (wosa, historical)}、なり (nari)、のり (nori)、はる (haru)、よし (yoshi)

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng), 令 (MC ljengH), or 令 (MC lengH).

• (Tokyo) れー [réꜜè] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ː]

令(れい) • (rei) 

1. an order, command, decree

   Synonyms: 言い付け (iitsuke), 命令 (meirei)

2. (historical) in ancient China, a regional governor or magistrate
3. (historical) in the early Meiji period, the forerunner of a 知事 (chiji, “prefectural governor”)
4. (historical) in the Kamakura period, the vice-minister of the 政所 (mandokoro, “office of financial affairs”)
5. (historical) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system, This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

   Synonym: 坊令 (bōrei)

6. (rare, law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

令(れい) • (rei) 

1. act, law, ordinance, rule
2. law, ordinance, regulation
3. (historical) high-ranking official or magistrate
4. (obsolete) admonition, teaching
5. (rare) beautiful, excellent, fine, good
6. honorific prefix added before a term of kinship to show respect to someone else's relative

• 令和(れいわ) (Reiwa): the Reiwa era
• 生(しょう)類(るい)憐(あわれ)みの令(れい) (Shōrui Awaremi no Rei)

令(れい) • (Rei) 

1. a female given name

/rjau/ → /rjɔː/ → /rjoː/

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng), 令 (MC ljengH), or 令 (MC lengH).

• (Tokyo) りょー [ryóꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞ː]

令(りょう) • (ryō) ^{←りやう (ryau)?}

1. (law, historical) an administrative and civil code developed during the Qin dynasty that was, alongside the 律 (ritsu), spread throughout East Asia especially Japan where it was further revised into the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system

• 令(りょうの)義解(ぎげ) (Ryō no Gige)

令(りょう) • (ryō) ^{←りやう (ryau)?}

1. order, command, decree
2. law, ordinance, rule

令(りょう) • (Ryō) ^{←りやう (Ryau)?}

1. a female given name

“to cause; to order; etc.”

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljeng).

“an order; a command”

From Middle Chinese 令 (MC ljengH).

• (initial position)
  • (an order; to cause; to order; etc.):
    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jʌ̹ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영]
  • (in 영감 (令監, yeonggam)):
    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [jɘ(ː)ŋ]
    • Phonetic hangul: [영(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
• (non-initial position)
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾjʌ̹ŋ]
  • Phonetic hangul: [령]

 

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

令

Wikisource

令 (eumhun 하여금 령 (hayeogeum ryeong), word-initial (South Korea) 하여금 영 (hayeogeum yeong))

1. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“an order; a command”)
2. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“to cause; to allow”)
3. hanja form^? of 령/영 (“to order; to command”)