mìng
life
Original meaning:
command
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound and meaning. Based on the original meaning "command". The meaning later shifted to "fate" and "life".
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Regular script
mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc