鸣 míng a bird call or animal cry
a bird call or animal cry; to voice
怎么记住“鸣”: 口 mouth + 鸟 bird = a bird call or animal cry. Outside the tent a bird opens its tiny mouth at dawn, and the sleepy kids argue whether it is a bird call or animal cry.
部件结构
会意 · Meaning + meaning
Two or more parts whose meanings together make the new meaning.
鸣 = 口 mouth + 鸟 bird
- 口 mouth meaning
- 鸟 bird meaning
Outside the tent a bird opens its tiny mouth at dawn, and the sleepy kids argue whether it is a bird call or animal cry.
How it came to be
A mouth and a bird together stand for the cry of a bird.
用法
- The cry of a bird/insect or a sounding: 鸟鸣 (niǎomíng) birdsong, 蝉鸣 (chánmíng) cicadas droning, 鸣笛 (míngdí) to sound a horn/whistle.
- High-value figurative use: 共鸣 (gòngmíng) resonance; 引起共鸣 (yǐnqǐ gòngmíng) to strike a chord, resonate emotionally with people. Also 鸣不平 (míng bùpíng) to cry out against injustice.
- Literary flavor; think 'to voice/sound out'.