Chinese symbol for “lifeblood”
命根
mìng gēn
lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for lifeblood is 命根 (mìng gēn), defined as: lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “lifeblood”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 命根.
| 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 |
| 根据 (根據) | gēn jù | according to; based on |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic |
See also: Japanese symbol for “lifeblood”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.