The sound 口 a bird 鳥 makes
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Historical Evolution
鸣
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
鸣
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
鸣
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
鸣
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
鸣
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鸣
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
鸣
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
鸣
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
鸣
Regular
Modern
Chinese
鸣 / 鳴 [míng]
to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
鳴 なる
Naru surname
鳴 ひびき
Hibiki female given name
鳴 みん
Min unclassified name
鳴 めい
Mei female given name
CHINESE WORDS (56)
共鸣 [gòngmíng] #10,339
resonance (physics)
雷鸣 [léimíng] #12,233
thunder rolls
轰鸣 [hōngmíng] #30,161
boom (sound of explosion)
一鸣惊人 [yīmíngjīngrén] #24,756
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
鸣枪 [míngqiāng] #22,566
to fire warning shots
自鸣得意 [zìmíngdéyì] #20,431
to think highly of oneself
鸣笛 [míngdí] #24,162
to hoot
耳鸣 [ěrmíng] #32,040
tinnitus
鸣叫 [míngjiào] #31,151
to emit a sound
奏鸣曲 [zòumíngqǔ] #29,438
sonata
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JAPANESE WORDS (157)
⭐ 鳴る [なる] #1,551
to sound
⭐ 悲鳴 [ひめい] #1,717
shriek
⭐ 時計 [とけい] #2,341
clock
⭐ 鳴らす [ならす] #2,342
to ring
⭐ 雷 [かみなり] #3,583
lightning
⭐ 怒鳴る [どなる] #3,712
to shout (in anger)
悲鳴を上げる [ひめいをあげる] #3,844
to scream
⭐ 鳴く [なく] #3,869
to make sound (of an animal)
⭐ 鳴き声 [なきごえ] #3,983
cry (of an animal)
⭐ 泣き声 [なきごえ] #4,225
cry (e.g. of a baby)
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KOREAN WORDS (3)