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U+547D

Seal script

Jinwen

Jianbo

Radical:+ 5 strokes = 8 strokes total.
References:Guangyun: p.429#13 Kangxi: p.183#18 Cihai: p.266r6c01 GSR: 762.a Hanyu: v1,p0604#11
Composition:Top: , bottom: . Component of: 𠊈 𡇳 𭝕 𭰷 𠵴 𪵍 𫾽 𬍱 𬔣 𥮡 𦁸 𨉟 𬫦 𦅫 𩸍 𪂤
Mandarin:mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese:meng6 ming6
Tang reconstruction:*miæ̀ng
Shuowen:口部》命:使也。从口从令。
Guangyun:廣韻·去聲··》命:使也,敎也,道也,信也,計也,召也。眉病切,一。
Kangxi:康熙字典·口部·》命:《唐韻》《集韻》《韻會》《正韻》𠀤眉病切,鳴去聲。《說文》使也。《·堯典》乃命羲和。又《玉篇》敎令也。《·大禹謨》文命敷于四海。《傳》言其外布文德敎命。《說命》王言惟作命。《易·泰卦》自邑告命。《增韻》大曰命,小曰令。上出爲命,下稟爲令。又《爾雅·釋詁》命,告也。又《易·乾卦》各正性命。《疏》命者,人所稟受。《說卦》窮理盡性,以至于命。《註》命者,生之極。《左傳·成十三年》民受天地之中以生,所謂命也,是以有動作禮義威儀之則,以定命也。《疏》命雖受之天地,短長有本,順理則壽考,逆理則夭折,是以有動作禮義威儀之法則,以定此命,言有法,則命之長短得定,無法,則夭折無恆也。又《·周頌》維天之命,於穆不已。《箋》命,猶道也。又《·周頌》夙夜基命宥密。《傳》命,信也。《疏》信順天命。又《周禮·春官·大祝》作六辭,以通上下親疏遠近。一曰祠,二曰命。《論語》爲命裨諶草創之。《疏》命,謂政令盟會之辭也。又《周禮春官大宗伯》典命。《註》命,謂遷秩羣臣之書。又星名。《周禮·春官·大宗伯》司命。《註》文昌第四星。又《周語》襄王賜晉惠公命。《註》命,瑞命。諸侯卽位,天子賜之命圭,以爲瑞節。又《周語》襄王賜。晉文公命。《註》命,命服也。諸侯七命,冕服七章。又《前漢·張耳傳》嘗亡命遊外黃。《註》師古曰:命者,名也。脫名籍而逃亡。又《前漢·李陵傳》射命中。《註》師古曰:所指名處,卽中之也。又《廣韻》計也。又《廣韻》召也。又叶眉辛切,音珉。《·鄘風》乃如之人也,懷昏姻也,大無信也,不知命也。又《大雅》保右命之,自天申之。○按《朱子》皆叶彌幷反,幷在庚韻,難與眞韻相叶,疑應作彌賔反。又叶漭去聲。《郭璞·山海經·不死國贊》有人爰處,員丘之上,赤泉駐年,神木養命。又《禮·大學》舉而不能先命也。《註》命讀爲慢,聲之誤也。《釋文》命音慢,武諫反。
考證:〔《論語》爲命裨諶草創之。《註》命,謂政令盟會之辭也。〕謹照原文註改疏。
Fanqie:眉病 (《廣韻·去聲··》)
Unihan definition:life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

CTP Dictionary


mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (1.1): 命令,教令。 Order, command.
史記·五帝本紀》:蚩尤作亂,不用帝
Chiyou was a rebel, who did not obey the Emperor's command.
春秋左傳》:三月,克之,入自皇門,至于逵路,鄭伯肉袒牽羊以逆,曰,孤不天,不能事君,使君懷怒,以及敝邑,孤之罪也,敢不唯是聽。
呂氏春秋·行論》:宋公肉袒執犧,委服告病,曰:「大國若宥圖之,唯是聽。」
國語·晉語四》:是聽。
儀禮·士昬禮》:對曰:「某既前受命矣,唯是聽。」
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (1.2): 文告,辭命。 Written order, commandment.
論語·憲問》:子曰:「為:裨諶草創之,世叔討論之,行人子羽脩飾之,東里子產潤色之。」
The Master said, "In preparing the governmental notifications, Pi Shen first made the rough draft; Shi Shu examined and discussed its contents; Zi Yu, the manager of foreign intercourse, then polished the style; and, finally, Zi Chan of Dong Li gave it the proper elegance and finish."
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (2.1): 指派,差遣。 Send (on a mission), dispatch.
春秋左傳》:子封帥車二百乘以伐京。
後漢書》:左右引出,楚捶數百,府丞、掾史十餘人皆諫於廷,弼不對。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (2.2): 使命。 A (diplomatic) mission.
春秋左傳》:猶不改,宣子驟諫,公患之,使鉏麑賊之,晨往,寢門闢矣,盛服將朝,尚早,坐而假寐,麑退,歎而言曰,不忘恭敬,民之主也,賊民之主,不忠,棄君之,不信,有一於此,不如死也,觸槐而死。
說苑·立節》:棄君之,不信。
呂氏春秋·過理》:賊民之主不忠,棄君之不信,一於此不若死。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (2.3): 役使。 Force, make do.
國語·周語上》:邵公告曰:「民不堪矣!」
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (3): 教導,告。 Instruct, tell.
孟子·梁惠王下》:嬖人臧倉者請曰:「他日君出,則必有司所之。」
When his favourite, one Zang Cang, made a request to him, saying, 'On other days, when you have gone out, you have given instructions to the officers as to where you were going.'
詩經·》:匪面之、言提其耳。
Not [only] did I charge you face to face, But I held you by the ears.
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (4): 帝王按等級賜給城下儀物。 Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank.
國語·周語上》:太宰以王命冕服,內史贊之,三命而後即冕服。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (5): 天命。 Will of heaven.
詩經·文王》:永言配、自求多福。
Always striving to accord with the will [of Heaven]. So shall you be seeking for much happiness.
漢書·董仲舒傳》:天令之謂非聖人不行。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (6): 命運。 Fate.
墨子·小取》:若若是,且夭,非夭也。
If this is so, then: Being about to die young is not dying young.
孟子·萬章上》:莫之致而至者,也。
That which happens without man's causing is from the ordinance of Heaven.
詩經·小星》:肅肅宵征、抱衾與裯、寔不猶。
Swiftly by night we go, Carrying our coverlets and sheets. Our lot is not like hers.
荀子·正名》:節遇謂之:是散名之在人者也,是後王之成名也。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (7): 生命。 Life, lifespan.
論語·雍也》:不幸短死矣!
Unfortunately, his appointed time was short and he died.
史記》:不幸短死矣,今也則亡。
漢書·馮奉世傳》:上憐之,下詔曰:「中山孝王短早薨,願以舅宜鄉侯參為關內侯,歸家,朕甚愍之。」
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (8): 命名。 Call, name, assign a name to.
墨子·經說上》:勇:以其敢於是也,之。
One names a man 'brave' because of what he does dare; one does not raise as an objection something else that he does not dare.
史記·五帝本紀》:官名皆以雲,為雲師。
He ordered his officers to be named after cloud omens.
公孫龍子·白馬論》:曰:馬者,所以形也。
"Horse" is how the shape is named.
春秋左傳》:初,晉穆侯之夫人姜氏,以條之役生太子,之曰仇,其弟以千畝之戰生,之曰成師。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (9): 信,必。 Know for certain.
春秋左傳》:克不可,不如還也。
國語·周語下》:,信也。

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