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Keyword
to make a sound
  • a bird call or animal cry
Frequency
#2299
Strokes
8
Readings
míng
Mnemonic
The sound 口 a bird 鸟 makes
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
共鸣gòngmíng
(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response
鸣míng
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
百家争鸣bǎijiāzhēngmíng
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
雷鸣léimíng
thunder rolls
鸣枪míngqiāng
to fire warning shots
悲鸣bēimíng
to utter a mournful cry; wail; groan
鸣叫míngjiào
to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
鸣笛míngdí
to hoot; to whistle
一鸣惊人yīmíngjīngrén
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
轰鸣hōngmíng
boom (sound of explosion); rumble
鸟鸣niǎomíng
birdsong; warbling
自鸣得意zìmíngdéyì
to think highly of oneself
鸣谢míngxiè
to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks
哀鸣āimíng
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
蝉鸣chánmíng
song of cicadas; chirping of insects
鸣钟míngzhōng
to toll a bell
鸣不平míngbùpíng
to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness
打鸣dǎmíng
(of a rooster) to crow