训令 Origin — Dong Chinese Dictionary

xun, xùn teach, train Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound. Simplified form of 訓.

Components

讠 Meaning component

yán speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

川 Sound component

chuān stream

Change in sound

训 and 川 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
训 *l̥u[n]-s (W dialect: *l̥- > x- )
川 *t.l̥u[n] (MC -jwen is irregular)

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode

lìng command

Depicts a person (卩) receiving commands from a mouth (口) above them.

Components

口 Iconic component

kǒu, kou mouth

卩 Iconic component

jié person kneeling

Character Evolution

Bronze form — Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC

Seal form — Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC

Regular Modern

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Component uses

Sound (10 of 28 verified)

命领冷零龄怜邻玲铃岭伶拎翎聆羚苓蛉呤囹泠瓴鸰領齡舲柃鈴鴒 show all 28 show fewer

Meaning (1)

命

Historical Pronunciations

	Middle Chinese	Old Chinese	Gloss
Baxter-Sagart	leng	[r]ˤiŋ	脊令 tsjek.leng (a kind of water bird)
	ljeng	riŋ	send (a person)
	ljengH	riŋ-s	issue a command

說文解字

《說文》：“令，發號也。从亼、卪。”

Sources

Character origin: 漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants: Unicode
Historical pronunciations: Baxter-Sagart
Historical images: Academia Sinica
Etymology: Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

xun, xùn teach, train Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 川 represents the sound.

Components

言 Meaning component

yán speech

川 Sound component

chuān stream

Change in sound

訓 and 川 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in Old Chinese.
訓 *l̥u[n]-s (W dialect: *l̥- > x- )
川 *t.l̥u[n] (MC -jwen is irregular)