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命根
mìnggēn
1. lifeblood
2. the thing that one cherishes most in life
3. (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
Uncommon • Top 48%

Character Breakdown

命
mìng
life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction
HSK 4 8 丶
根
gēn
root, basis, foundation
HSK 3 10 丶

Compound Words (1)

命根子
mìnggēnzi
see [[命根<mìnggēn>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
40,787 of 84,292