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míng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
míng | ming2
English translation
to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound

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About míng

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

míng

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

The sound  kǒu  a bird  diǎo  makes

Etymology of míng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

口鸟

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Example sentences using míng

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Bǎi diǎo 齐鸣报春 dào .

The song of birds heralds the approach of spring.

鸣铃 jiào 仆人 pú rén 过来 guò lái .

He rang for the servant to come up.

yòu jiào chóng de qiāo le 两下 liǎng xià , 低声 dī shēng huàn zhāo : “ míng fèng , 鸣凤. ”

He rapped more loudly, and called in a low voice, " Ming - feng , Ming - feng. "

zǒu zhāo , 林中 diǎo zài 鸣叫 míng jiào .

As I walked on, some birds were singing in the woods.

鸣凤, zhēn le le .

" You suffer too much , Ming - feng !

Words with míng

Explore 23 words and sayings that include the Chinese character míng in their composition.

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
míng to cry (of birds, animals and insects) míng
共鸣 gòngmíng resonance (physics)共鳴
雷鸣 léi míng thunder rolls雷鳴
轰鸣 hōng míng rumble轟鳴
一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity一鳴驚人
鸣枪 míng qiāng to fire warning shots鳴槍
自鸣得意 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself自鳴得意
鸣笛 míng dí to hoot鳴笛
耳鸣 ěr míng tinnitus耳鳴
鸣叫 míng jiào to emit a sound鳴叫
奏鸣曲 zòu míng qǔ sonata奏鳴曲
鸣谢 míng xiè vote of thanks鳴謝
蜂鸣器 fēng míng qì buzzer蜂鳴器
悲鸣 bēi míng lament悲鳴
百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC百家爭鳴
鸟鸣 niǎo míng birdsong鳥鳴
哀鸣 aī míng whine哀鳴
争鸣 zhēng míng to contend爭鳴
鸣不平 míng bù píng to protest unfairness鳴不平
孤掌难鸣 gū zhǎng nán míng It takes two to tango孤掌難鳴
嘶鸣 sī míng to neigh嘶鳴
大鸣大放 dà míng dà fàng free airing of views (PRC)大鳴大放
哮鸣 xiào míng wheezing哮鳴

míng Decomposition & Compounds

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míng Decomposition

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