Rank 1631IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

鸣 - míng

cry of bird or animal; make sound

cry of bird or animal; make sound

How to read 鸣

Click 鸣 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinmíng
Englishcry of bird or animal; make sound
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

鸣叫 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 鸣枪. Please read 鸣禽 one more time.

Common words with this character

to emit a sound; to chirp, hoot etc; to sound
to fire warning shots
songbird
to hoot; to whistle

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 鸣 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 鸣叫 and 鸣枪 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 鸣.