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命 = 亼 + 叩

命 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “life”. It is built from 亼 (to assemble. to gather together) and 叩 (knock). It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
life
Pinyin (Mandarin)
mìng
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
жизнь
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
命 fate

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亼 to assemble. to gather together
  2. 叩 knock

Characters that contain 命

How to find 命 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “to assemble. to gather together” + “knock”. 命 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 命 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.