剃发令 in English ti4 fa4 ling4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the Qing order to all men to shave their heads but keep a queue, first ordered in 1646

Simplified Characters

剃 发 令

Traditional Characters

剃 髮 令

Pinyin

ti4 fa4 ling4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

剃ti4to shave 发fa1to send out 令ling4see 令狐[Ling2 hu2]