mìng

life; fate; order or command

HSK 4 #258

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 258th character
Radical ⼝ (30.5)
Strokes 8
Index # 1168

Definitions

命 mìng
  1. 1. life
  2. 2. fate
  3. 3. order or command
  4. 4. to assign a name, title etc

Stroke order

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Words containing 命

Word Meaning
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being
order; command
fate; destiny
life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
life
mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself
to do one's utmost; with all one's might
to give a name to; naming; to designate
revolution; revolutionary (politics)
very; extremely; annoying
to appoint; (job) appointment
(interj.) Help!; Save me!; to save sb's life
fatal; deadly; mortal
to be on standby; to be on call
to follow your orders; to do as you bid
to hit (a target)
to lose one's life
to get killed; to lose one's life
to survive; to save a life; to scrape a living
human life
desperately; recklessly; to lose one's life
to run for one's life; to flee; to escape
murder case; homicide case
to pour in one's utmost effort
to obey an order; to take orders
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