| 鳴 | [ míng ] to cry (of birds) |
| 鳴角鴞 | [ míng jiǎo xiāo ] (n) screech owl |
| 鳴叫 | [ míng jiào ] hoot, animal call |
| ⇒ 哀鳴 | [ āi míng ] a plaintive whine, wail |
| ⇒ 百家爭鳴 | [ bǎi jīa zhēng míng ] (saying) "let a hundred schools of thought strive"; refers to the rise of philosophies during the Warring States Period |
| ⇒ 悲鳴 | [ bēi míng ] utter sad calls, lament |
| ⇒ 不平則鳴 | [ bù píng zé míng ] where there is injustice, there will be an outcry, man will cry out against injustice |
| ⇒ 共鳴 | [ gòng míng ] (n) physical resonance, (n) sympathetic response to sth |
| ⇒ 孤掌難鳴 | [ gū zhǎng nán míng ] It's hard to clap with only one hand., It takes two to tango, It's difficult to achieve anything without support. |
| ⇒ 雷鳴 | [ léi míng ] thunder, very loud sounds |
| ⇒ 武鳴 | [ wǔ míng ] (N) Wuming (place in Guangxi) |