life (as the characteristic of living beings); living being; creature
生 (shēng) · 5 strokes
Pictograph of a sprout (屮) emerging from the ground (一).
命 (mìng) · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 令 represents the sound and meaning. Based on the original meaning "command". The meaning later shifted to "fate" and "life".