领
lǐng · HSK 3
have jurisdiction over
📋 令 (order) + 页 (head/page) — the head who gives orders leads and receives
领 combines 令 (command) on the right-no, left side as phonetic with 页 (head). The head that issues commands is the leader who receives reports. Also in 领子 (collar) — the part around the neck/head.
领 — 令 (command, phonetic) + 页 (head)
A semantic-phonetic compound. 页 (head/page) gives the meaning, originally referring to the neck or collar — the part connecting the head to the body. 令 supplies the sound. From 'neck/collar' it extended to 'lead, guide, receive,' since the neck leads the body.