鸣(míng)

HSK 7-98 strokesTrad. 鳴

to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

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Character information

Pinyin
míng
Meaning
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
鳴

Origin & structure

Where 鸣 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰口鸟

The sound 口 a bird 鸟 makes

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

口kǒu鸟niǎo

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form 鳴: The sound 口 a bird 鳥 makes

How to write 鸣 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 鸣

Common words using 鸣 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

gòng共míng鸣
HSK 7-9

(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response

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āi哀míng鸣

(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail

Open 哀鸣 page →
xiào哮míng鸣

wheezing

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bēi悲míng鸣

to utter a mournful cry

Open 悲鸣 page →
zhēng争míng鸣

to contend

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ěr耳míng鸣

tinnitus

Open 耳鸣 page →
chán蝉míng鸣

song of cicadas

Open 蝉鸣 page →
hōng轰míng鸣

boom (sound of explosion)

Open 轰鸣 page →

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From 鸣’s common words

共哀哮悲争耳蝉轰

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