鳴
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míng · a bird call or animal cry

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

14Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

鳥Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 鳴

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Example sentences

Notice where 鳴 sits in each complete thought.

Miàn bāo bǐ niǎo de míng chàng hǎo.麵包比鳥的鳴唱好。

A loaf of bread is better than the songs of birds.

Source: Tatoeba #806749 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ néng tīng dào chuāng wài de niǎo míng shēng.湯姆能聽到窗外的鳥鳴聲。

Tom could hear birds chirping outside his window.

Source: Tatoeba #13671124 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shǎn diàn cháng cháng bàn suí zhù léi míng.閃電常常伴隨著雷鳴。

Lightning is usually followed by thunder.

Source: Tatoeba #798210 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qí lǐ tīng dào shān gǔ lǐ chuán lái mó tuō jū de hōng míng shēng.齊里聽到山谷裡傳來摩托車的轟鳴聲。

Ziri heard the sound of a motorcycle echoing in the valley.

Source: Tatoeba #13573413 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 鳴 in context

  1. Say míng, then recall the core meaning: a bird call or animal cry.
  2. Write all 14 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 鳴 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.