鳴
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)