要命 yàomìng kill, extremely

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Stroke order

要命 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

要命 — the Chinese character for kill, extremely (yàomìng), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 要命 — kill, extremely

要 — 9 strokes
命 — 8 strokes

Senses

to cause sb's death
extremely; terribly
(used in complaining about sth) to be a nuisance

Characters in 要命

要 yào — to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should
命 mìng — life; fate; order or command

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

要命 is pronounced yàomìng and means “kill, extremely”.

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