鸣

鳴
míng
#1,678 most
frequent character
to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

鸣 combines a mouth 口 with a bird 鸟. The picture first meant a rooster's crow. It then grew to the cry of birds, animals, or insects, and to sound, noise, or voice.

Drawn as: mouth; bird

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Homophones

名míng
name
明míng
bright, opposite: dark 暗[an4]

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