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命中註定

/miŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹⁻⁵³ tiŋ⁵¹/
predestined; destined; fated; decreed by fate
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Origin

The character 命, meaning life, existence, or state of living, consists of the phonetic component 令 (to order; to command) and the semantic component 口 (mouth). The component 令 is further composed of 亼 (mouth) and 卩 (kneeling person), where 亼 contains the components 入 (to enter; to go into) and 一 (one).

In the phrase, 中 means middle or center. The character 註, meaning to annotate or to comment, combines the semantic component 言 (to say; to speak; to talk) with the phonetic component 主 (owner; master). The character 定, meaning stable, steady, or fixed, uses the semantic component 宀 (a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall) and the phonetic component 正 (straight; upright in proper position; middle). The component 正 includes the semantic component 止 (foot) and the phonetic component 丁 (the fourth of the ten heavenly stems).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「命中註定」由四個漢字組成。其中「命」字包含語義成分「口」（指嘴巴，特別是嘴唇與口腔內部）以及音符「令」。在「令」字中，又包含了「亼」（口）、「卩」（跪者）、「入」（進入）與「一」等組成部分。「中」字則表示中間或中心。

另外，「註」字由語義成分「言」（說、談話）與音符「主」（主人）組成。「定」字則由語義成分「宀」（一種帶有屋頂、四壁與大廳的深宅）與音符「正」組成。在「正」字中，語義成分為「止」（腳），而音符則是「丁」（十天干中的第四位）。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

Lineage

  • characterChinese命 “life; existence; state of living (Classifier: 條／条 m c)”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
    • soundChinese令 “to order; to command”
      • ideaChinese亼 “mouth”
        • ideaChinese入 “to enter; to go into”
        • ideaChinese一 “one”
      • ideaChinese卩 “kneeling person”
  • characterChinese中 “middle; center”
  • characterChinese註 “to annotate; to comment”
    • meaningChinese言 “to say; to speak; to talk”
    • soundChinese主 “owner; master”
  • characterChinese定 “stable; steady; fixed”
    • meaningChinese宀 “a type of deep house with walls on all four sides, a roof, a main hall, and back rooms”
    • soundChinese正 “straight; upright in proper position; middle”
      • soundChinese丁 “the fourth of the ten heavenly stems”
      • meaningChinese止 “foot”
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Meanings

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  1. predestined; destined; fated; decreed by fate

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0