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Character Decomposition
命=令+口
Etymology
An order 令 given by mouth 口
Meanings
life
fate
order or command
to assign a name, title etc
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Words with 命 799 total
to press sb to death · fig. to pressurize sb continually催命cuī mìngagainst orders · to disobey · to refuse to accept orders方命fāng mìngunnatural death; violent death非命fēi mìngto meet violent death · to get killed毙命bì mìngto pay with one's life偿命cháng mìngto die young · short-lived短命duǎn mìngto receive orders · to follow orders · to act under orders奉命fèng mìng
Idioms with 命 116 total Chain
lit. to love money as much as one's own life (idiom) · fig. avaricious · tightfisted爱财如命ài cái rú mìngdifficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply碍难从命ài nán cóng mìng(idiom) to settle down and pursue one's path in life安身立命ān shēn lì mìngto have disregard for human life (idiom)草菅人命cǎo jiān rén mìng(idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)长命百岁cháng mìng bǎi suì