命 (mìng) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning, Radical & Stroke Order
Pronunciation & meaning
Pronounced .
- life
- destiny
- fate
- luck
- an order
- instruction
Stroke Order & Practice
Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.
Decomposition
命 breaks down into 2 components arranged as Upper-right envelops Inner. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.
Radical
The radical of 命 is 口 — meaning mouth. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.
Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: 品吹台否另各味喊咳呼嗯售.
How the character is built
命 is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. An order 令 given by mouth 口.
HSK 4 Words Containing 命
Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句
命 appears in 9 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:
Tasks Featuring 命 / 相关任务
Words containing 命 appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:
FAQ
What does 命 mean in Chinese?
命 (mìng) means life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).
How many strokes does 命 have?
命 is written in 8 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 命?
The radical of 命 is 口 (mouth). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 品, 吹, 台, 否, 另.
What is the pinyin for 命?
命 is pronounced mìng.
What HSK 4 words use 命?
In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 命 appears in 1 word, including 生命 (shēngmìng). See the full list above.