Character Contained In References Comments
 Simplified  Traditional  Ancient forms  Archaic forms
   traditional formhandwritten form

Variants

Phonetic

Semantic

Apparent
   令  口  ⿱⿵人一叩
Mandarin
ming4, man4
English
Definitions
fate; life; an order; destiny; instruction; luck
Mnemonic
Spoken 口 command 令
Etymology
Notes
Order 令 with mouth radical 口 added for emphasis