天命

Traditional form:

天命

Pinyin (reading):

Tiānmìng

Definitions:

• Mandate of Heaven
• destiny
• fate
• one's life span

Characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction

Traditional characters:

• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 命 - life; destiny, fate, luck; an order, instruction