Ideographic: A person kneeling before a master 人Radical:

meaning for lìng:

  • - 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

meaning for líng:

  • - see 脊令
  • - see 令狐

meaning for lǐng:

  • - classifier for a ream of paper

dōngjì冬季
de
chénwù晨雾
shuāng
lìng
jǐngsè景色
biànde变得
géwài格外
mírén迷人

The morning fog and frost in winter make the scenery particularly charming.


chénggōngzhě成功者
zuòhǎo做好
chōngshí充实
chóubèi筹备
yíngjiē迎接
jīyuán机缘
de
dāng
lìng
huìlín惠临

The successful person always makes adequate preparations to meet opportunities as they duly arrive.


de
měimào美貌
lìng
shénhúndiāndǎo神魂颠倒

Her beauty bewitched him.


lìng
shì
xiàxíng下行
gōngwén公文
zhōng
de
yìzhǒng一种
jiǎnliàn简炼
pǔshí朴实
wèi
fēnggé风格
tèzhēng特征

Ling was a style of official documents, with its concise and simple stylistic features.


lìng
jīngqí惊奇
de
shì
zhízi侄子
chuānzhuó穿着
nǚhái女孩
de
qúnzi裙子

"To my surprise, I found my nephew dressed in a girl's skirt. "