| 命 | 1086B55 81.22 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄇㄧㄥˋ [ming4] | ||
| N. | (1) Order, command: 使命 mission abroad; 奉命 receive order; 違命 disobey order; 逆命，抗命 defy order; 遵命 obey order. (2) Life: 生命 life; 長命，短命 long, short, life; 壽命 life span; 救命 cry “help”; 喪命 to die; 拚命 risk life, work hard regardless; 命在旦夕 life hangs in the balance; 死於非命 die of violence or accident or unnatural death; 亡命 live in exile. (3) Luck, fate: 命運 luck, life course as predetermined (of person, nation); 命好，命大 destined to good life; 命乖，命薄，命蹇 unlucky in life; 命中 predetermined, destined: 命中無子 destined not to have sons; 命也，命矣乎 (LL) it's just hard luck, it is the will of God; 命也何如 what can I do against such luck? | |||||
| V.t. | (1) To order, command: 命令你去做 I order you to do it; 命駕 “order your carriage,” do me the honor of your visit; 命筆直書 to write down as inspiration or feeling dictates. (2) To assign: 命名 assign name to (person, occasion, etc.); 命題 assign subject of essay. | |||||
| Words | 1. 命案 [ming4an1], n., a case of murder. 2. 命蔕 [ming4di4], n., (1) (Chin. med.) placenta cord of newborn babe; (2) see [ming4men2]↓. 3. 命婦 [ming4fu4], n., formerly, lady of rank, see [ming4guan1]↓. 4. 命服 [ming4fu2], n., (AC) official costume. 5. 命根 [ming4gen1], n., the root of one's life, dearest (child, etc.). 6. 命官 [ming4guan1], n., ranking official. 7. 命宮 [ming4gong1], n., (1) constellation in which one is born; (2) (in fortunetelling) point where the eyebrows meet. 8. 命令 [ming4ling4], n. & v.t., order, command. 9. 命門 [ming4men2], n., (fortunetelling) side temple; the region of the kidneys (“gate of life”). 10. 命脈 [ming4mo4], n., the “life vein,” “life pulse,” (fig.) where life (of nation) depends. 11. 命數 [ming4shu4], n., one's luck. 12. 命世（之才） [ming4shi4]([zhi1cai2]), phr., dominant spirit (of generation); one destined to govern. 13. 命途 [ming4tu2], n., course of events in one's life. 14. 命運 [ming4yUn4], n., one's luck; course of development. | |||||