The story of 鳴

birdsong, cry

鳴 is composed of 口(mouth) and鳥(bird). Mouth is the body part which makes voice, bird is good at singing, so 鳴 means bird’s chirp, and is also used to represent any vocalisation.

Vocabulary of 鳴

  • 鳴冤 (voice grievances)
  • 鳴槍 (to fire a shot into the air)
  • 共鳴 (resonance
  • sympathy)

Classification

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