TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 字
命
ㄇㄧㄥˋ · mìng
noun — order, command; fate; life
字源 FORM — what the parts do
I≠lìng → mìng — l slides to m; 令 and 命 began as one word
令 — a figure kneeling to receive the summons — with a mouth (口) added: the order spoken aloud. 令 and 命 began as one word. What the one above says is 命令; what heaven says is your 命 — 生命、命運.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
堂上一句話（口），堂下跪著的人把頭一低——這道令歸他了。
One sentence from the hall above (口); the kneeling figure bows his head — the order is his now.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)命令— an order, command
→天命、命運— the mandate; fate — what heaven ordered
⇒生命、性命— life — the span allotted常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension