Chinese symbol for “proposition”
命题
mìng tí
Traditional: 命題
proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic
The closest CC-CEDICT match for proposition is 命题 (mìng tí), defined as: proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “proposition”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 命题.
| 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 |
| 问题 (問題) | wèn tí | question; problem |
| 主题 (主題) | zhǔ tí | theme; subject |
See also: Japanese symbol for “proposition”.
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.