命 (mìng)

life/fate/command

How 命 is written

Strokes: 8
Radical: 人 — human
Traditional: 命
Simplified: 命 (unchanged)

Components

Common words using 命

命運 mìngyùn: fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]
生命 shēngmìng: life; living; biological
革命 gémìng: revolution; revolutionary (politics); CL:次[ci4]
人命 rénmìng: human life; CL:條|条[tiao2]
使命 shǐmìng: mission (diplomatic or other); set task
償命 chángmìng: to pay with one's life
命中 mìngzhòng: to hit (a target)
命令 mìnglìng: order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
命名 mìngmíng: to give a name to; to dub; to christen
命題 mìngtí: proposition; to assign an essay topic
壽命 shòumìng: life span; life expectancy
天命 tiānmìng: Mandate of Heaven; destiny; fate

命 in a sentence

這種算命的說法，你相信嗎？

Zhè zhǒng suànmìng de shuōfǎ, nǐ xiāngxìn ma?

“Do you believe in this kind of fortune-telling?”

How common is 命?

命 is the 258th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 61.3% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 命

Master 命 and 5,000 others.

Flashcards and Writing Practice. Every single character in A Course in Contemporary Chinese 當代中文課程.

View Curriculum →

命

Flashcard Add to your deck