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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 天命

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
天命 tiān mìng - Mandate of Heaven
- destiny
- fate
- one's life span

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 20,235 22,952 19,609

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
tiān- day
- sky
- heaven
mìng- life
- fate
- order or command
- to assign a name, title etc

Other Words Containing 天命

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
天命 - - 20,235 22,952 19,609