Keyword
life
- destiny
- fate
- luck
- an order
- instruction
- Frequency
- #376
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
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Mnemonic
An order 令 given by mouth 口
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
革命
to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning); revolution; revolutionary; to revolt (against sb or sth); to revolutionize (sth); (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命)
生命
life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature (CL:条 (tiáo))
命令
order; command
命运
fate; destiny
命
life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
任命
to appoint; (job) appointment
命名
to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
使命
mission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling
性命
life
致命
fatal; mortal; deadly; to sacrifice one's life
寿命
life span; life expectancy; lifetime (of a machine)
命题
proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic
拼命
to do one's utmost; with all one's might; at all costs; (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it
文化大革命
Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
反革命
counterrevolutionary
命中
to hit (a target)
丧命
to lose one's life
人命
human life
生命力
vitality
命案
homicide case; murder case
奉命
to receive orders; to follow orders; to act under orders
救命
to save sb's life; (interj.) Help!; Save me!
要命
to cause sb's death; extremely; terribly; (used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance
革命家
a revolutionary