Usage of the character 令

to order
to command
an order
warrant
writ
to cause
to make sth happen
virtuous
honorific title
season
government position (old)
type of short song or poem

líng

令

[令]

used in 脊令 (jílíng)
used in 令狐 ( Línghú) (Taiwan pr. (lìng))

lǐng

令

[令]

classifier for a ream of paper

qiánglìng

强令

[強令]

to order by force
peremptory

mínglìng

明令

[明令]

to decree

xùnlìng

训令

[訓令]

order
instruction

shèlìng

赦令

[赦令]

amnesty
pardon

cílìng

辞令

[辭令]

polite speech; diplomatic language; rhetoric

lìngyào

令药

[令藥]

seasonal medication

chuánlìng

传令

[傳令]

to transmit an order

dānglìng

当令

[當令]

to be in season
seasonal

Línghú

令狐

[令狐]

old place name (in present-day Linyi County 臨猗縣／临猗县 ( Linyí Xiàn), Shanxi)
two-character surname Linghu

qiūlìng

秋令

[秋令]

autumn
autumn weather

jiǔlìng

酒令

[酒令]

wine-drinking game

lìngláng

令郎

[令郎]

your esteemed son (honorific)

shēnlìng

申令

[申令]

an order
a command

lìngqīn

令亲

[令親]

Your esteemed parent (honorific)

délìng

得令

[得令]

to follow your orders
roger!
yessir!

fālìng

发令

[發令]

to issue an order

lìngzhèng

令正

[令正]

(honorific) your wife

jiànglìng

将令

[將令]

(old) (military) a command
an order

lìngmíng

令名

[令名]

good name
reputation

lìngdì

令弟

[令弟]

honorable little brother

lìngzhuàng

令状

[令狀]

writ

lìngrén

令人

[令人]

to cause one (to do sth)
to make one (angry, delighted etc)

mìlìng

密令

[密令]

secret instruction
secret order

mìnglìng

命令

[命令]

order
command
CL:道 (dào),個／个 (gè)

fǎlìng

法令

[法令]

decree; ordinance

xiànlìng

县令

[縣令]

county magistrate (during Tang to Qing times)

lèlìng

勒令

[勒令]

to order
to force

dōnglìng

冬令

[冬令]

winter
winter climate

lìngjí

令吉

[令吉]

ringgit (Malaysian currency unit)

lìng'ài

令爱

[令愛]

(courteous) your daughter

wéilìng

违令

[違令]

to disobey
to go against orders

lìngcí

令慈

[令慈]

Your esteemed mother (honorific)

lìngyù

令誉

[令譽]

honorable reputation

jílìng

即令

[即令]

even if
even though

zhènglìng

政令

[政令]

government decree

chìlìng

敕令

[敕令]

Imperial order or edict (old)

lìng'ài

令嫒

[令嬡]

variant of 令愛／令爱 (lingài)

pòlìng

迫令

[迫令]

to order
to force

jílíng

脊令

[脊令]

variant of 鶺鴒／鹡鸰 (jílíng)

hèlìng

喝令

[喝令]

to shout an order or command

zhǐlìng

指令

[指令]

order
command
instruction

lìngtáng

令堂

[令堂]

(honorific) your mother

zònglìng

纵令

[縱令]

to indulge
to give free rein
even if

shílìng

时令

[時令]

season

xiàlìng

夏令

[夏令]

summer
summer weather

Lìnghé

令和

[令和]

Reiwa, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (2019-) of emperor Naruhito 德仁 ( Dérén)

kǒulìng

口令

[口令]

oral command
a word of command (used in drilling troops or gymnasts)
password (used by sentry)

zūnlìng

遵令

[遵令]

to obey orders

Dálìng

达令

[達令]

Darling (name)

cílìng

词令

[詞令]

variant of 辭令／辞令 (cilíng)

chūnlìng

春令

[春令]

spring
springtime
spring weather

lìngkǔn

令阃

[令閫]

your wife (honorific)

xínglìng

行令

[行令]

to issue orders
to order sb to drink in a drinking game

pànlìng

判令

[判令]

decree
(of a court) to order

jiǎlìng

假令

[假令]

if
supposing that
acting county magistrate

xiàlìng

下令

[下令]

to give an order; to issue an order

lìngzūn

令尊

[令尊]

Your esteemed father (honorific)

xìnlìng

信令

[信令]

signaling (engineering)

jìnlìng

禁令

[禁令]

prohibition
ban

zhàolìng

诏令

[詔令]

imperial order

zélìng

责令

[責令]

to order
to enjoin
to charge
to instruct sb to finish sth

rènlìng

任令

[任令]

to allow (sth to happen)

gōnglìng

功令

[功令]

decree

lìngxiōng

令兄

[令兄]

Your esteemed older brother (honorific)

lìngpái

令牌

[令牌]

(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority
(fig.) decree
directive
(computing) token

xiānlìng

先令

[先令]

(loanword) shilling

yuèlìng

月令

[月令]

typical weather in a given season

lìngjié

令节

[令節]

festive season
happy time
noble principle

hàolìng

号令

[號令]

an order (esp. army)
bugle call expressing military order
verbal command

lìngjiàn

令箭

[令箭]

arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
fig. instructions from one's superiors

sīlìng

司令

[司令]

commanding officer

tōngjīlìng

通缉令

[通緝令]

order for arrest
wanted circular
wanted poster

jiǔlìngr

酒令儿

[酒令兒]

erhua variant of 酒令 (jiǔlìng)

tàishǐlìng

太史令

[太史令]

grand scribe (official position in many Chinese states up to the Han)

sōuchálìng

搜查令

[搜查令]

search warrant

tèshèlìng

特赦令

[特赦令]

decree to grant a special pardon

sīlìngbù

司令部

[司令部]

headquarters
military command center

dòngyuánlìng

动员令

[動員令]

mobilization order

fǎlìngwén

法令纹

[法令紋]

nasolabial fold
smile lines
laugh lines

Báilìng Hǎi

白令海

[白令海]

Bering Sea

qūzhúlìng

驱逐令

[驅逐令]

banishment order
expulsion warrant

tìfàlìng

剃发令

[剃髮令]

the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

àokǒulìng

拗口令

[拗口令]

tongue twister

jūnlìngzhuàng

军令状

[軍令狀]

military order

Yuán Yúlìng

袁于令

[袁于令]

Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記／西楼记 ( Xīlóu Jì)

mìnglìngjù

命令句

[命令句]

imperative sentence

ràokǒulìng

绕口令

[繞口令]

tongue-twister

jièyánlìng

戒严令

[戒嚴令]

martial law

lìngréntàn

令人叹

[令人嘆]

to astonish

fùsīlìng

副司令

[副司令]

second in command

zhǐlìngjí

指令集

[指令集]

(computing) instruction set

zhúkèlìng

逐客令

[逐客令]

the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners
(fig.) notice to leave
words or behavior intended at turning visitors out

jìnzhìlìng

禁制令

[禁制令]

prohibition
ban
law forbidding sth

xiàlìngshí

夏令时

[夏令時]

daylight saving time

lìngpáihuán

令牌环

[令牌環]

token ring

dōnglìngshí

冬令时

[冬令時]

standard time (as opposed to daylight saving time 夏令時／夏令时 (xiàlìngshí))

zǒngsīlìng

总司令

[總司令]

commander-in-chief
top military commander for a country or theater of operations

sīlìngguān

司令官

[司令官]

commander
officer in charge

sīlìngyuán

司令员

[司令員]

commander

fālìngqiāng

发令枪

[發令槍]

starting pistol

chuánlìngbīng

传令兵

[傳令兵]

(military) messenger
orderly

mìnglìngháng

命令行

[命令行]

command line (computing)

xuánshǎnglìng

悬赏令

[懸賞令]

an order to post a reward (for the capture of a criminal)

Délìnghā

德令哈

[德令哈]

Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

xiàlìngyíng

夏令营

[夏令營]

summer camp

jìnshēnglìng

噤声令

[噤聲令]

gag order

jìnjiǔlìng

禁酒令

[禁酒令]

prohibition
ban on alcohol

shòuquánlìng

授权令

[授權令]

warrant (law)

mìnglìngliè

命令列

[命令列]

command line (computing) (Tw)

xíngjiǔlìng

行酒令

[行酒令]

to play a drinking game

Léisīlìng

雷司令

[雷司令]

Riesling (grape type)

lìngrénchījīng

令人吃惊

[令人吃驚]

to shock
to amaze

lìngrénzhènfèn

令人振奋

[令人振奮]

inspiring
exciting
rousing

lìngxíngjìnzhǐ

令行禁止

[令行禁止]

lit. orders are carried out and prohibitions are observed (idiom)fig. to execute every order without fail

Délìnghāshì

德令哈市

[德令哈市]

Delingha city in Haixi Mongol and Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海西蒙古族藏族自治州 ( Hǎixī Měnggǔzú Zàngzúzìzhìzhōu), Qinghai

zhāolìngxīgǎi

朝令夕改

[朝令夕改]

to make frequent or unpredictable changes in policy (idiom)

jūnlìngrúshān

军令如山

[軍令如山]

military orders are like mountains (idiom)
a military order must be obeyed

jìnzhǐlìngxíng

禁止令行

[禁止令行]

see 令行禁止 (lìngxíngjìnzhǐ)

xiàzhúkèlìng

下逐客令

[下逐客令]

to ask sb to leave
to show sb the door
to give a tenant notice to leave

kōngjūnsīlìng

空军司令

[空軍司令]

air commodore
top commander of air force

yǔyīnzhǐlìng

语音指令

[語音指令]

speech command (for computer speech recognition)

fāhàoshīlìng

发号施令

[發號施令]

to boss people around (idiom)

lìngréngǔwǔ

令人鼓舞

[令人鼓舞]

encouraging
heartening

qǔxiāojìnlìng

取消禁令

[取消禁令]

to lift a prohibition
to lift a ban

lìngzūnlìngtáng

令尊令堂

[令尊令堂]

(honorific) your parents

sānlìngwǔshēn

三令五申

[三令五申]

to order again and again (idiom)

lìlìngzhìhūn

利令智昏

[利令智昏]

to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

zǒngsīlìngbù

总司令部

[總司令部]

general headquarters

lìngrénfàzhǐ

令人发指

[令人髮指]

(idiom) to make one feel a sense of revulsion; abhorrent; heinous; deeply disturbing

lìngrénmǎnyì

令人满意

[令人滿意]

satisfying
satisfactory

lìngpáihuánwǎng

令牌环网

[令牌環網]

token ring network

lìngrénbùkuài

令人不快

[令人不快]

unpleasant
objectionable

hàolìngrúshān

号令如山

[號令如山]

lit. order like a mountain
a military order is inviolable
strict discipline

Línghú Défēn

令狐德棻

[令狐德棻]

Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書／周书

sèlìngzhìhūn

色令智昏

[色令智昏]

to lose one's head over lust
sex-crazy (idiom)

zhǐlìngmíngzì

指令名字

[指令名字]

command name

lìngrénqīnpèi

令人钦佩

[令人欽佩]

admirable

qiǎoyánlìngsè

巧言令色

[巧言令色]

to be glib in one's speech and wear an ingratiating expression (idiom)

Báilìng Hǎixiá

白令海峡

[白令海峽]

the Bering Strait (between Siberia and Alaska)

xíngzhèngmìnglìng

行政命令

[行政命令]

executive order

Mòlèi Dálìngliúyù

墨累达令流域

[墨累達令流域]

Murray-Darling river system in the southeast of Australia

xiétiānzǐyǐlìngzhūhóu

挟天子以令诸侯

[挾天子以令諸侯]

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

názhejīmáodànglìngjiàn

拿着鸡毛当令箭

[拿著雞毛當令箭]

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

xiétiānzǐyǐlìngtiānxià

挟天子以令天下

[挾天子以令天下]

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control the whole country

yīgèjiāngjūnyīgèlìng

一个将军一个令

[一個將軍一個令]

lit. one general, one order (idiom)
fig. every boss has their own rules
everyone has their own way of doing things