míng

common
verb
noun

Meaning of

鸣 means (birds, insects) to chirp; to sing; to make a sound; to ring; to blast. Pronounced míng.

  • (birds, insects) to chirp; to sing
  • to make a sound; to ring; to blast
  • to express; to voice; to declare

Character Info

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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Qīng
chén
shù
lín
niǎo
er
zài
míng
chàng
 

Birds are chirping in the woods in the early morning.

Xià
tiān
de
wǎn
zǒng
néng
tīng
jiàn
chán
míng
 

You can always hear cicadas chirping on summer nights.

Cǎo
cóng
de
chóng
míng
 

Insect chirps rise and fall in the grass.

Huáng
yīng
míng
cuì
liǔ
 
xíng
bái
shàng
qīng
tiān
 

Orioles sing among the green willows, a line of egrets fly up to the blue sky.

yīng
zài
yuè
guāng
xià
míng
 

The nightingale is singing under the moonlight.