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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)

蝉鸣
chánmíng
song of cicadas
轰鸣
hōngmíng
boom (sound of explosion)
嘶鸣
sīmíng
to whinny (of a horse)
共鸣
gòngmíng
resonance (physics)
HSK 6
武鸣
Wǔmíng
Wuming county in Nanning [[南寧|南宁<Nánníng>]], Guangxi
雷鸣
léimíng
thunder rolls
鸟鸣
niǎomíng
birdsong
哀鸣
āimíng
plaintive whine
哮鸣
xiàomíng
wheezing
鸣鸟
míngniǎo
songbird
喉鸣
hóumíng
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
耳鸣
ěrmíng
tinnitus
悲鸣
bēimíng
utter sad calls
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
鸣鸠
míngjiū
turtledove

Metadata

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

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