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鸣

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to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

8 strokes Dict coverage rank #1,324 U+9E23

How 鸣 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

The sound 口 a bird 鸟 makes

components: 口 鸟

How to remember it

twitter · Heisig RSH #2864

口 mouth + 鸟 bird

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words containing 鸣

WordPinyinMeaning
大鸣大放运动 Dà míng dà fàng Yùn dòng see 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4]
百花齐放,百家争鸣 bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the class…
大鸣大放 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention
自鸣得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself
气鸣乐器 qì míng yuè qì aerophone (music)
体鸣乐器 tǐ míng yuè qì idiophone
鸣不平 míng bù píng to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness
鸣金收军 míng jīn shōu jūn see 鳴金收兵|鸣金收兵[ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1]
一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
鸣金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
武鸣区 Wǔ míng Qū Wuming, a district of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[Nan2 ning2 Shi4], Guangxi
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools …
不平则鸣 bù píng zé míng where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice
击鼓鸣金 jī gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg p…
鸣金 míng jīn to beat a gong; to sound the retreat
打鸣 dǎ míng (of a rooster) to crow
弦鸣乐器 xián míng yuè qì string instrument
自鸣钟 zì míng zhōng chiming clock
鸣号 míng hào to sound the horn; to honk
鸟鸣 niǎo míng birdsong; warbling