order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
命 (mìng) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound and meaning. Based on the original meaning "command". The meaning later shifted to "fate" and "life".
令 (líng) · 5 strokes
Depicts a person (卩) receiving commands from a mouth (口) above them.