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令

líng

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Source form: 令
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
used in 脊令[jí líng] / used in 令狐[Líng hú] (Taiwan pr. [lìng])
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4bd6d95980c925cd. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

令 令 [ling2] /used in 脊令[ji2 ling2]/used in 令狐[Ling2 hu2] (Taiwan pr. [ling4])/

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lǐng

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Source form: 令
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
classifier for a ream of paper
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-be490ebc0ffc483a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

令 令 [ling3] /classifier for a ream of paper/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

lìng

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Source form: 令
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-63ad001b4ace4bfe. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

令 令 [ling4] /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/

Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.

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