• 令(command; order)
• 口(mouth; speech)

A command issued from the mouth of a superior person directs those below.

• 人(person; man)
• 令(command; order)

A person kneeling to receive a command from above illustrates the character for order or decree.

• 歹(bones; death)
• 刂(blade; knife edge)

Using a knife to chop bones into rows is the meaning of the character for arranging in lines.

• 令(command; order)
• 口(mouth; speech)

A command issued from the mouth of a superior person directs those below.

• 人(person; man)
• 令(command; order)

A person kneeling to receive a command from above illustrates the character for order or decree.

• 歹(bones; death)
• 刂(blade; knife edge)

Using a knife to chop bones into rows is the meaning of the character for arranging in lines.