命 — Chinese character
命
mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
- Pinyin
- mìng
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 令 口
- Formation
- ideographic — An order 令 given by mouth 口
- Japanese
- 命 as a kanji
Common words with 命
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 革命 | gé mìng | to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution |
| 生命 | shēng mìng | life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (条 (tiáo)) |
| 命令 | mìng lìng | order; command |
| 命运 (命運) | mìng yùn | fate; destiny |
| 任命 | rèn mìng | to appoint; (job) appointment |
| 命名 | mìng míng | to give a name to; to dub |
| 使命 | shǐ mìng | mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself |
| 性命 | xìng mìng | life |
| 致命 | zhì mìng | fatal; mortal |
| 寿命 (壽命) | shòu mìng | life span; life expectancy |
| 命题 (命題) | mìng tí | proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic |
| 拼命 | pīn mìng | to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it |
English words written with 命
命 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 3 · Analects 24 · Art of War 7 · I Ching 7 · Mencius 54 · Zhuangzi 82 · Great Learning 5 · Doctrine of the Mean 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 16
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Analects 2.4
- Analects 6.2
- Analects 6.8
- Analects 8.6
- Analects 9.1
- Analects 10.3
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