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命
命
mìng
v./n. to assign (a name, a title, etc.); to order, to command; instruction, order
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Other meanings
[mìng]n. fate, destiny; life; life expectancy
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION
RADICAL
口 mouth (for 命)人 person, man (for 命)
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
命名
命名
mìng míng
sep-v. name
命题
命題
mìng tí
v./n. assign a subject, set a question; proposition
听命于人
聽命於人
tīng mìng yú rén
idiom. be at sb's service, dance to one's pipe
待命
待命
dài mìng
v. await orders
唯命是从
唯命是從
wéi mìng shì cóng
idiom. at one's beck and call; be at sb.'s bidding