míng

to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound

Character data

Radical ⿃ (196.3)
Strokes 14
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Definitions

鳴 míng
  1. 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
  2. 2. to make a sound
  3. 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

Words containing 鳴

Word Meaning
an uprising is afoot (idiom)
tinnitus
to think highly of oneself
chiming clock
buzzer
song of cicadas; chirping of insects
rumble; boom (sound of explosion)
past one's prime; in one's declining years
extravagant lifestyle
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
thunder rolls
idiophone
birdsong; warbling
to protest unfairness; to cry out against injustice
to complain bitterly
(of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; to emit a sound
to fire warning shots
songbird
to whistle; to hoot
to honk; to sound the horn
Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks
to sound the retreat; to beat a gong
order a retreat; call off an action
order a retreat; call everyone back