性命 xìngmìng▶ hidup; kehidupan

Stroke order

性命 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 性 — 8 strokes
• 命 — 8 strokes

Related words

• 人性sifat manusia
• 任命Janji temu; Penunjukan
• 任性Bandel; keras kepala
• 使命Misi
• 命名memanggil; mencalonkan
• 弹性elastis

性命 is pronounced xìngmìng and means “hidup; kehidupan”. HSK 6 places it in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the standardised measure of Chinese proficiency. There is a real difference between having seen 性命 and being able to use it, and cramming a list flatters the first while doing little for the second. LexiTrail shows you the word again at the point your recall of it is about to lapse.