鸣míngTop 15000Meanings1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects)2. to make a sound3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)Characters used鸣to make a soundExamples1蟋蟀xīshuài的de叫声jiàoshēng与yǔ蛙wā鸣míng催cuī我wǒ入眠rùmián。The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking lulls me to sleep.