鳴

míng

cry of bird or animal; make sound

How to write 鳴, stroke by stroke

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

Ideographic: The sound 口 a bird 鳥 makes

Made of 口 + 鳥

共鳴gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response
鳴叫míng jiàoto emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
鳴笛míng díto hoot; to whistle
奏鳴曲zòu míng qǔsonata
鳥鳴niǎo míngbirdsong; warbling
鳴謝míng xièto express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks
哀鳴āi míng(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
喉鳴hóu míngthroat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
悲鳴bēi míngto utter a mournful cry; wail; groan
爆鳴bào míngsound of an explosion
爭鳴zhēng míngto contend
耳鳴ěr míngtinnitus

麵包比鳥的鳴唱好。
miàn bāo bǐ niǎo de míng chàng hǎo 。
A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.
閃電常常伴隨著雷鳴。
shǎn diàn cháng cháng bàn suí zhù léi míng 。
Lightning is usually followed by thunder.