命 · mìng · life
Learn the Chinese character 命 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 命.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 命
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 命.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 生命shēngmìnglife (as the characteristic of living beings)
- 命mìnglife
- 命运mìngyùnfate
- 革命gémìngrevolution
- 救命jiùmìngto save sb's life
- 命令mìnglìngorder
- 命名mìngmíngto give a name to
- 生命力shēngmìnglìvitality
- 寿命shòumìnglife span
- 命mìnglife
- 拼命pīnmìngto do one's utmost
- 任命rènmìngto appoint
- 生命线shēngmìngxiànlifeline
- 使命shǐmìngmission
- 性命xìngmìnglife
- 要命yàomìngto cause sb's death
- 致命zhìmìngfatal
Real usage
Example sentences with 命
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 命 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 命
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 命 mean in Chinese?
命 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: life.
How do you pronounce 命?
命 is shown as mìng.
Is 命 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 命 is HSK 4 recognition character #215.
Can I practise writing 命?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 handwriting practice
- 17 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #215.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.