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U+547D, 命
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-547D

[U+547C]
CJK Unified Ideographs
[U+547E]

Translingual

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Han character

(Kangxi radical 30, +5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人一口中 (OMRL), four-corner 80627, composition or )

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 183, character 18
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3473
  • Dae Jaweon: page 402, character 15
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 604, character 11
  • Unihan data for U+547D
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Chinese

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Glyph origin

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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mreŋs): semantic (mouth) + phonetic (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs). Doublet of (OC *reːŋ).

Etymology

Related to (OC *ren, *reŋ, *reŋs, *reːŋ, *reːŋs, “to order; to command; order”) (Wang, 1982). Both may be derived from (OC *meŋ, “name”): “name” () > “to name; to give (a name to)” () > “to order; to command” > “order; command” > “destiny; fate; lot” > “life” (Schuessler, 2007). For a roughly similar semantic development, see Latin fāta (whence English fate), from fātus (spoken), from for (to speak).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • meng6 - vernacular;
  • ming6 - literary.

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Definitions

  1. life; existence; state of living (Classifier: m c)
  2. lifespan; life expectancy
  3. destiny; fate; luck
  4. order; command; instruction
  5. to order; to command
  6. to give (a title, name to); to name

Synonyms

See also

  • 生活 (shēnghuó, “(personal aspects of) life”)

Compounds

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