鳴 (ming4 | ming2) : call; cry; make sound; express

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鳴

ming4

ming2

[1] (of birds, animals or insects) call; cry; screech; warble
[2] make a sound/noise; ring
[3] express; voice; air (one's views, feelings)

Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: (#196)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

鳴 / 鸣

This word has been viewed 8694 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Apr 2011 02:07

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百家爭鳴 baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2 = let a hundred schools of thought strive

共鳴 gung6 ming4 gong4 ming2 = sympathetic/empathic response to something

一雞死一雞鳴 jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4 = "one cock is dead, another one crows"

不平則鳴 bat1 ping4 zak1 ming4 bu4 ping2 ze2 ming2 = where there is injustice; there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice 國

悲鳴 bei1 ming4 bei1 ming2 = lament; utter sad calls

蜂鳴器 fung1 ming4 hei3 feng1 ming2 qi4 = electric buzzer

耳鳴 ji5 ming4 er3 ming2 = experience ringing in the ears, tinnitus

哀鳴 oi1 ming4 ai1 ming2 = a plaintive whine; wail

鸞鳳和鳴 lyun4 fung6 wo4 ming4 luan2 feng4 he2 ming2 = two birds sing together; couple's life is very good, is happily married

喉鳴 hau4 ming4 hou2 ming2 = throat sound such as choking, a donkey's bray, etc.
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 鳴
Unicode code for this character: U+9cf4 (off-site link)

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