Memory phrase for the character: 令

令

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Meaning

order, rule, command, decree

Pronunciation

 REI

Explanation

 Top: lid , below: bent person マ

Mnemonic
 
To put a lid on the bent person, that's the order.

Radicals

cover
令 orderBased on "bell 鈴 suzu, REI, RIN", this radical 令 can also be understood as an image of a bell: (The sound of) the bell with the bell mallet 卩 gives now 今 the command (e.g. to come).
coverOther covers are: 冖, 亠 )
卩 bending personThis radical is typically described as "seal". However for the mnemonics the meaning "bending person" appears to be better.
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 Vocabulary

令 れい  command, order
命令 めいれい  order, command, decree, directive
司令 しれい  command, control, commander
訓令 くんれい  directive, instructions
指令 しれい  orders, instructions, directive

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