鸣

míng

cry of bird or animal; make sound

How to write 鸣, 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 鸟 makes

Made of 口 + 鸟

共鸣gòng míng(physics) to resonate; resonance; sympathetic response
鸣叫míng jiàoto emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
鸣笛míng díto hoot; to whistle
奏鸣曲zòu míng qǔsonata
鸟鸣niǎo míngbirdsong; warbling
鸣谢míng xièto express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks
哀鸣āi míng(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
喉鸣hóu míngthroat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
悲鸣bēi míngto utter a mournful cry; wail; groan
爆鸣bào míngsound of an explosion
争鸣zhēng míngto contend
耳鸣ěr míngtinnitus

我要为你演奏一首奏鸣曲。
wǒ yào wèi nǐ yǎn zòu yì shǒu zòu míng qǔ 。
I'll play a sonata for you.
蟋蟀的叫声与蛙鸣催我入眠。
xī shuài de jiào shēng yǔ wā míng cuī wǒ rù mián 。
The sound of crickets chirping and frogs croaking lulls me to sleep.
电闪雷鸣。
diàn shǎn léi míng 。
There is lightning.