鸣
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
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Dict coverage rank #1,324 U+9E23
How 鸣 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
The sound 口 a bird 鸟 makes
How to remember it
twitter · Heisig RSH #2864
口 mouth + 鸟 bird
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 鸣
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |