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鸣

Traditional: 鳴

míng

Yue Tan · University of Caen; © 2009 Yue Tan. MP3 preparation: Hugo Lopez / audio-cmn · CC BY-SA 3.0 US

míng · ming4 (Jyutping)

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

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

鸣

Meaning
cry of bird or animal; make sound
Radical
口
Strokes
8
Components
⿰口鸟
Cangjie
RPYM
Four-corner
6702

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