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U+547D

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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 𭝕 𭰷 𠵴 𡇳 𫾽 𬍱 𪵍 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:广韵·去声··》命:使也,敎也,道也,信也,计也,召也。眉病切,一。
Kangxi:康熙字典·口部·》命:《唐韵》《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𠀤眉病切,鸣去声。《说文》使也。《·尧典》乃命羲和。又《玉篇》敎令也。《·大禹谟》文命敷于四海。《传》言其外布文德敎命。《说命》王言惟作命。《易·泰卦》自邑告命。《增韵》大曰命,小曰令。上出爲命,下禀爲令。又《尔雅·释诂》命,告也。又《易·乾卦》各正性命。《疏》命者,人所禀受。《说卦》穷理尽性,以至于命。《注》命者,生之极。《左传·成十三年》民受天地之中以生,所谓命也,是以有动作礼义威仪之则,以定命也。《疏》命虽受之天地,短长有本,顺理则寿考,逆理则夭折,是以有动作礼义威仪之法则,以定此命,言有法,则命之长短得定,无法,则夭折无恒也。又《·周颂》维天之命,于穆不已。《笺》命,犹道也。又《·周颂》夙夜基命宥密。《传》命,信也。《疏》信顺天命。又《周礼·春官·大祝》作六辞,以通上下亲疏远近。一曰祠,二曰命。《论语》爲命裨谌草创之。《疏》命,谓政令盟会之辞也。又《周礼春官大宗伯》典命。《注》命,谓迁秩羣臣之书。又星名。《周礼·春官·大宗伯》司命。《注》文昌第四星。又《周语》襄王赐晋惠公命。《注》命,瑞命。诸侯卽位,天子赐之命圭,以爲瑞节。又《周语》襄王赐。晋文公命。《注》命,命服也。诸侯七命,冕服七章。又《前汉·张耳传》尝亡命游外黄。《注》师古曰:命者,名也。脱名籍而逃亡。又《前汉·李陵传》射命中。《注》师古曰:所指名处,卽中之也。又《广韵》计也。又《广韵》召也。又叶眉辛切,音珉。《·墉风》乃如之人也,怀昏姻也,大无信也,不知命也。又《大雅》保右命之,自天申之。○按《朱子》皆叶弥幷反,幷在庚韵,难与眞韵相叶,疑应作弥賔反。又叶漭去声。《郭璞·山海经·不死国赞》有人爰处,员丘之上,赤泉驻年,神木养命。又《礼·大学》举而不能先命也。《注》命读爲慢,声之误也。《释文》命音慢,武谏反。
考证:〔《论语》爲命裨谌草创之。《注》命,谓政令盟会之辞也。〕谨照原文注改疏。
Fanqie:眉病 (《广韵·去声··》)
Unihan definition:life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

CTP Dictionary


mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (1.1): 命令,教令。 Order, command.
史记·五帝本纪》:蚩尤作乱,不用帝
Chiyou was a rebel, who did not obey the Emperor's command.
春秋左传》:三月,克之,入自皇门,至于逵路,郑伯肉袒牵羊以逆,曰,孤不天,不能事君,使君怀怒,以及敝邑,孤之罪也,敢不唯是听。
吕氏春秋·行论》:宋公肉袒执牺,委服告病,曰:“大国若宥图之,唯是听。”
国语·晋语四》:是听。
仪礼·士昬礼》:对曰:“某既前受命矣,唯是听。”
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (1.2): 文告,辞命。 Written order, commandment.
论语·宪问》:子曰:“为:裨谌草创之,世叔讨论之,行人子羽修饰之,东里子产润色之。”
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.
春秋左传》:子封帅车二百乘以伐京。
后汉书》:左右引出,楚捶数百,府丞、掾史十馀人皆谏于廷,弼不对。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (2.2): 使命。 A (diplomatic) mission.
春秋左传》:犹不改,宣子骤谏,公患之,使锄麑贼之,晨往,寝门辟矣,盛服将朝,尚早,坐而假寐,麑退,叹而言曰,不忘恭敬,民之主也,贼民之主,不忠,弃君之,不信,有一于此,不如死也,触槐而死。
说苑·立节》:弃君之,不信。
吕氏春秋·过理》:贼民之主不忠,弃君之不信,一于此不若死。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (2.3): 役使。 Force, make do.
国语·周语上》:邵公告曰:“民不堪矣!”
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (3): 教导,告。 Instruct, tell.
孟子·梁惠王下》:嬖人臧仓者请曰:“他日君出,则必有司所之。”
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.'
诗经·》: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): 帝王按等级赐给城下仪物。 Gift given by a ruler to his ministers by rank.
国语·周语上》:太宰以王命冕服,内史赞之,三命而后即冕服。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (5): 天命。 Will of heaven.
诗经·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.
汉书·董仲舒传》:天令之谓非圣人不行。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (6): 命运。 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·万章上》:莫之致而至者,也。
That which happens without man's causing is from the ordinance of Heaven.
诗经·小星》:肃肃宵征、抱衾与裯、寔不犹。
Swiftly by night we go, Carrying our coverlets and sheets. Our lot is not like hers.
荀子·正名》:节遇谓之:是散名之在人者也,是后王之成名也。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (7): 生命。 Life, lifespan.
论语·雍也》:不幸短死矣!
Unfortunately, his appointed time was short and he died.
史记》:不幸短死矣,今也则亡。
汉书·冯奉世传》:上怜之,下诏曰:“中山孝王短早薨,愿以舅宜乡侯参为关内侯,归家,朕甚愍之。”
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (8): 命名。 Call, name, assign a name to.
墨子·经说上》:勇:以其敢于是也,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.
史记·五帝本纪》:官名皆以云,为云师。
He ordered his officers to be named after cloud omens.
公孙龙子·白马论》:曰:马者,所以形也。
"Horse" is how the shape is named.
春秋左传》:初,晋穆侯之夫人姜氏,以条之役生太子,之曰仇,其弟以千亩之战生,之曰成师。
mìng ㄇㄧㄥˋ (9): 信,必。 Know for certain.
春秋左传》:克不可,不如还也。
国语·周语下》:,信也。

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