指令
Old HSK 6
指令 (zhǐlìng) · instruction
指令 (zhǐlìng) means “instruction; command”. It is written with 2 characters: 指 (to point at) + 令 (command). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 指令 is built
The characters
指 zhǐ · to point at
What 指 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 旨zhǐ — aim
- 匕bǐ — spoon
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 匕bǐ — spoon
Origin hint: To point 旨 by hand 扌; 旨 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
令 lìng · command
What 令 is made of
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
电脑执行了这个指令。Diànnǎo zhíxíng le zhège zhǐlìng.The computer carried out this command.
请按照指令操作。Qǐng ànzhào zhǐlìng cāozuò.Please follow the instructions.
Questions about 指令
What does 指令 mean?
指令 (zhǐlìng) means “instruction; command”.
How do you pronounce 指令?
指令 is pronounced zhǐlìng.
Which HSK level is 指令?
指令 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 手指shǒuzhǐfinger
- 指出zhǐchūto point out
- 指导zhǐdǎoto guide
- 指挥zhǐhuīto conduct
- 戒指jièzhiring (on a finger)
- 指标zhǐbiāotarget
- 指定zhǐdìngto designate
- 指甲zhǐjiafingernail
- 指南针zhǐnánzhēncompass
- 指示zhǐshìinstruction
Learn 指令 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 237: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.