to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
trad. 鳴叫
Also written 鳴叫【míng jiào】
Characters in this word
2鸣
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to cry (of birds, animals and insects), to make a sound, to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
- Pinyin
- míng
- Traditional
- 鳴
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 25342 of 2500
叫
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to shout, to call, to order, to ask, to be called, by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- Pinyin
- jiào
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 101 of 2500