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
fatalism; fatalistic
the Cambrian explosion
the Cambrian explosion
your order (honorific)
confrontation naming
confrontation naming
Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830
Industrial Revolution, c. 1750-1830
life expectancy
life expectancy
to comply; to obey an order; to do as requested
to comply; to obey an order; to do as requested
to report on completion of a mission; debriefing
vitally important; a matter of life and death
vitally important; a matter of life and death
categorical proposition (logic)
categorical proposition (logic)
to complain about one's fate; to bemoan one's lot
(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)
to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself
to love sb (or sth) as one loves life itself
fig. avaricious