DECREE    天子詔詔

PUBLIC COMMAND ISSUED by the RULER OR by HIGH AUTHORITY.
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Old Chinese Criteria
1. The current general word for an edict or decree is zhào 詔. 2. Mìng 命 (later often replaced by lìng 令 ) refers to any published royal or imperial order, or order of the day. See COMMAND and FATE 3. Zhì 制 is a Qin technical term for a published imperial decision. 4. Cè 策 is a Han edict appointing a king or feudal lord and investing him with a piece of territory. 5. Chì 敕 is a Han edict concerning local affairs to be distibuted in the provinces. 6. Jiè 戒 refers to a formal announcement from the Son of Heaven, typically in the form of a general warning. 7. Diǎn 典 is an archaic word referring to edicts by the Son of Heaven.
Modern Chinese Criteria
聖旨 is the current modern word for an imperial decree. 旨 is a current colloquial word referring to an imperial decree. 詔 is a current literary term for an edict. 諭旨 is a literary expression for an imperial decree. 旨意 is a literary word for a decree or elevated order. 詔書 focusses on the physical object in the form of an inscription. 鳳詔 is a flowery expression for an imperial decree. 絲綸 is a periphrastic expression for an imperial decree. 綸音 refers to an imperial edict as read out. 丹書 is a periphrastic way of referring to an imperial edict as a "vermillion document". 冊命 refers specifically to an edict conferring an office or honour on a recipient. 上諭 refers in a bureaucratic way to an imperial edict. 聖諭 refers in a polite but popular way to an imperial edict. 大命 refers in a polite periphrastic way to an imperial edict. 誥命 refers to an imperial edict in an archaising obsolescent fashion. 敕 is an obsolete highly literary word for an edict or imperial command. 誥 is an ancient literary term for an imperial public pronouncement. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
  • MEMORIALPUBLIC LETTER ADDRESSED to a RULER.
Hypernym
  • COMMAND　ADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT. (anc: 15/0, child: 8)
  • ADDRESS　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 14/0, child: 23)
  • WRITE　PRODUCE a DOCUMENT. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
Other Hypernyms
  • COMMANDnew-64400543-79c1-45c0-8005-4379c115c025　ADDRESS someone, USING AUTHORITY, INTENDING to CAUSE that person to ACT RESEMBLE:as one INTENDS him to ACT. (anc: 14/1, child: 8)
  • ADDRESSnew-b2b104ff-6112-4947-b104-ff611229470d　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 13/0, child: 23)
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)

Words (14 items)

詔  zhào OC: kljews MC: tɕiɛu 6 Attributions

The current general word for an edict or decree is zhào 詔.

    Syntactic words
  • nabtextdecree; imperial announcement
  • vadVby decree
  • viact(of the emperor or king) issue a formal order or decree
  • vt+V[0]imperial order or edict to V
命  mìng OC: mɢreŋs MC: mɣaŋ 4 Attributions

Mìng 命 (later often replaced by lìng 令) refers to any published royal or imperial order, or order of the day. See also COMMAND

    Word relations
  • Result: 天/GOD Tiān 天 refers to the - often personified or semi-personified - God of Heaven.
  • Result: 文/PATTERN The general word for a pattern is wén 文.
  • Result: 天/HEAVEN
  • Epithet: 天/GOD Tiān 天 refers to the - often personified or semi-personified - God of Heaven.

    Syntactic words
  • nabmetaphysicalmandate (from Heaven etc)
  • vtoNdecree as fate, mandate
敕  chì OC: rʰɯɡ MC: ʈhɨk 3 Attributions

Chì 敕 is a Han edict concerning local affairs to be distibuted in the provinces.

    Syntactic words
  • nabtextHan bureaucracy: an edict issued to the provinces and districts concerning local affairs WENXINDIAOLONG 19
  • vadVby imperial decree; by imperial order
令  lìng OC: ɡ-reŋs MC: liɛŋ 2 Attributions

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 制/DECREE Zhì 制 is a Qin technical term for a published imperial decision.

    Syntactic words
  • nabtextpublished royal or imperial order
典  diǎn OC: tɯɯnʔ MC: ten 2 Attributions

Diǎn 典 is an archaic word referring to edicts by the Son of Heaven.

    Syntactic words
  • narchaic: imperial decree; authoritative command
誥  gào OC: kuuɡs MC: kɑu
告  gào OC: kuuɡs MC: kɑu 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • nabactarchaic: imperial public announcement
謨  mó OC: maa MC: muo̝ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • narchaic: imperial decree
大命  dà mìng MC: dajH mjaengH OC: daads mɢreŋs 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPmetaphysicalGreat Mandate (of Heaven)LZ
天明  tiān míng OC: lʰiin mraŋ MC: then mɣaŋ 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPabtextWay of Heaven, like 天道
訓  xùn OC: qhuns MC: hi̯un 0 Attributions

    Syntactic words
  • narchaic: imperial decree
誓  shì OC: ɡljeds MC: dʑiɛi 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nachaic: imperial public announcement
制  zhì OC: kjeds MC: tɕiɛi 0 Attributions

Zhì 制 is a Qin technical term for a published imperial decision.

    Syntactic words
  • nabtextimperial decree from Qin times onwards
戒  jiè OC: krɯɯɡs MC: kɣɛi 0 Attributions

Jiè 戒 refers to a formal announcement from the Son of Heaven, typically in the form of a general warning.

    Syntactic words
  • nabtextimperial public announcement in the form of a general warning
策  cè OC: skhreeɡ MC: ʈʂhɣɛk 0 Attributions

Cè 策 is a Han edict appointing a king or feudal lord and investing him with a piece of territory.

    Syntactic words
  • nabtextHan bureaucracy: an edict enfeoffing a king or feudal lord WENXINDIAOLONG 19
  • nadVusing a written decree/document