鸣 míng

cry of bird or animal; make sound

HSK 6 #1680

DEFINITIONS

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

STROKES

鸣 stroke order diagram
鸣 stroke order animation

WORDS

奏鸣曲式 zòu míng qǔ shì sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
弦鸣乐器 xián míng yuè qì string instrument
擂鼓鸣金 léi gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back
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 people on or to call them back
武鸣 wǔ míng Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
武鸣县 wǔ míng xiàn Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
气鸣乐器 qì míng yuè qì aerophone (music)
爆鸣 bào míng crack; exploding sound
争鸣 zhēng míng to contend
牝鸡牡鸣 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.
琴瑟和鸣 qín sè hé míng in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
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 classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
篝火狐鸣 gōu huǒ hú míng to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion; an uprising is afoot (idiom)
自鸣钟 zì míng zhōng chiming clock
钟鸣漏尽 zhōng míng lòu jìn past one's prime; in one's declining years
钟鸣鼎食 zhōng míng dǐng shí extravagant lifestyle
鸡鸣狗盗 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents
体鸣乐器 tǐ míng yuè qì idiophone
鸣冤叫屈 míng yuān jiào qū to complain bitterly
鸣号 míng hào to sound the horn; to honk
鸣角鸮 míng jiǎo xiāo Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
鸣金 míng jīn to beat a gong; to sound the retreat
鸣金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鸣金收军 míng jīn shōu jūn to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
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