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鸣
鳴
míng
1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
Common • Top 6%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

鸣
míng
a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
HSK 6 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

共鸣
gòngmíng
resonance (physics)
HSK 6
哀鸣
āimíng
plaintive whine
哮鸣
xiàomíng
wheezing
喉鸣
hóumíng
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
嘶鸣
sīmíng
to whinny (of a horse)
悲鸣
bēimíng
utter sad calls
武鸣
Wǔmíng
Wuming county in Nanning [[南寧|南宁<Nánníng>]], Guangxi
爆鸣
bàomíng
crack
争鸣
zhēngmíng
to contend
耳鸣
ěrmíng
tinnitus
蝉鸣
chánmíng
song of cicadas
轰鸣
hōngmíng
boom (sound of explosion)
雷鸣
léimíng
thunder rolls
鸟鸣
niǎomíng
birdsong
鸣叫
míngjiào
to emit a sound
鸣枪
míngqiāng
to fire warning shots
鸣禽
míngqín
songbird
鸣笛
míngdí
to hoot
鸣谢
míngxiè
to express gratitude (esp. in public)
鸣金
míngjīn
to beat a gong

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,679
Word Frequency Rank
5,389 of 84,292

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