Read Edit View history Discussion 令 lìnglǐnglíng HSK5 command Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts a person (卩) receiving commands from a mouth (口) above them. Pinyin Separate values with commas lìng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 令 Simp strokes 令 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 令 Simp strokes 令 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 令 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 461, 833 ], [ 484, 812 ], [ 494, 782 ], [ 456, 702 ], [ 388, 598 ], [ 302, 493 ], [ 231, 424 ], [ 142, 353 ], [ 76, 314 ] ], [ [ 510, 719 ], [ 509, 706 ], [ 608, 596 ], [ 733, 474 ], [ 783, 436 ], [ 975, 404 ] ], [ [ 411, 492 ], [ 486, 440 ], [ 508, 409 ] ], [ [ 261, 287 ], [ 286, 274 ], [ 323, 269 ], [ 540, 328 ], [ 579, 333 ], [ 604, 329 ], [ 632, 305 ], [ 637, 297 ], [ 634, 288 ], [ 515, 128 ], [ 512, 116 ], [ 502, 117 ] ], [ [ 397, 157 ], [ 505, 58 ], [ 530, 16 ], [ 537, -22 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 507 728 Q 519 752 540 773 Q 549 779 547 790 Q 546 802 532 815 Q 493 851 459 843 Q 449 842 452 827 Q 470 718 287 513 Q 275 503 265 490 Q 210 430 70 317 Q 60 311 72 308 Q 156 320 315 472 Q 408 580 493 706 L 507 728 Z", "M 493 706 Q 602 559 744 406 Q 766 381 804 383 Q 931 389 971 396 Q 983 399 984 405 Q 984 412 967 419 Q 799 473 735 520 Q 629 605 507 728 C 486 749 475 730 493 706 Z", "M 418 462 Q 470 405 504 390 Q 517 387 527 401 Q 533 413 530 429 Q 518 474 432 498 Q 431 499 430 499 Q 414 503 405 500 Q 399 499 402 487 Q 403 475 418 462 Z", "M 509 101 Q 656 258 691 275 Q 713 282 705 302 Q 701 320 625 359 Q 603 369 577 360 Q 496 333 375 304 Q 344 294 267 300 Q 240 301 250 278 Q 257 263 279 250 Q 313 229 353 251 Q 384 261 547 308 Q 566 312 580 302 Q 596 290 586 273 Q 543 200 493 112 C 478 86 488 79 509 101 Z", "M 493 112 Q 411 161 399 167 Q 390 174 387 160 Q 384 147 395 134 Q 446 76 505 -7 Q 520 -31 535 -37 Q 544 -38 553 -29 Q 568 -17 560 30 Q 556 72 509 101 L 493 112 Z" ] } 5 strokes 令 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 461, 833 ], [ 484, 812 ], [ 494, 782 ], [ 456, 702 ], [ 388, 598 ], [ 302, 493 ], [ 231, 424 ], [ 142, 353 ], [ 76, 314 ] ], [ [ 510, 719 ], [ 509, 706 ], [ 608, 596 ], [ 733, 474 ], [ 783, 436 ], [ 975, 404 ] ], [ [ 411, 492 ], [ 486, 440 ], [ 508, 409 ] ], [ [ 261, 287 ], [ 286, 274 ], [ 323, 269 ], [ 540, 328 ], [ 579, 333 ], [ 604, 329 ], [ 632, 305 ], [ 637, 297 ], [ 634, 288 ], [ 515, 128 ], [ 512, 116 ], [ 502, 117 ] ], [ [ 397, 157 ], [ 505, 58 ], [ 530, 16 ], [ 537, -22 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 507 728 Q 519 752 540 773 Q 549 779 547 790 Q 546 802 532 815 Q 493 851 459 843 Q 449 842 452 827 Q 470 718 287 513 Q 275 503 265 490 Q 210 430 70 317 Q 60 311 72 308 Q 156 320 315 472 Q 408 580 493 706 L 507 728 Z", "M 493 706 Q 602 559 744 406 Q 766 381 804 383 Q 931 389 971 396 Q 983 399 984 405 Q 984 412 967 419 Q 799 473 735 520 Q 629 605 507 728 C 486 749 475 730 493 706 Z", "M 418 462 Q 470 405 504 390 Q 517 387 527 401 Q 533 413 530 429 Q 518 474 432 498 Q 431 499 430 499 Q 414 503 405 500 Q 399 499 402 487 Q 403 475 418 462 Z", "M 509 101 Q 656 258 691 275 Q 713 282 705 302 Q 701 320 625 359 Q 603 369 577 360 Q 496 333 375 304 Q 344 294 267 300 Q 240 301 250 278 Q 257 263 279 250 Q 313 229 353 251 Q 384 261 547 308 Q 566 312 580 302 Q 596 290 586 273 Q 543 200 493 112 C 478 86 488 79 509 101 Z", "M 493 112 Q 411 161 399 167 Q 390 174 387 160 Q 384 147 395 134 Q 446 76 505 -7 Q 520 -31 535 -37 Q 544 -38 553 -29 Q 568 -17 560 30 Q 556 72 509 101 L 493 112 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.