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 sciences
life sciences
lifeline
life cycle
life cycle
vital signs
vital signs
life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
to obey; to follow orders; to abide by
methamphetamine
Book of Deuteronomy; Fifth Book of Moses
Book of Deuteronomy; Fifth Book of Moses
to have one's life cut short; to die (in an accident etc)
to have one's life cut short; to die (in an accident etc)
(idiom) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
categorical proposition (logic)
categorical proposition (logic)
depend on each other to survive
fortune teller
ordained by heaven
sb who dies prematurely