Read Edit View history Discussion 鳴 míng cry of bird or animal Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint The sound 口 a bird 鳥 makes Pinyin Separate values with commas míng × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas 鸣 × Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 鳴 Simp strokes 鳴 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 鳴 Simp strokes 鳴 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 鳴 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 126, 620 ], [ 152, 596 ], [ 157, 584 ], [ 188, 380 ] ], [ [ 183, 596 ], [ 196, 607 ], [ 298, 637 ], [ 332, 642 ], [ 344, 636 ], [ 365, 612 ], [ 363, 603 ], [ 331, 499 ], 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Q 192 358 199 373 Q 206 389 205 417 L 201 451 Q 186 559 186 589 C 185 612 185 612 174 617 Z", "M 351 471 Q 375 565 403 594 Q 427 621 403 636 Q 382 649 354 667 Q 335 679 314 667 Q 274 640 174 617 C 145 610 158 579 186 589 Q 187 592 285 615 Q 315 622 322 611 Q 331 604 320 564 Q 310 524 297 476 C 289 447 343 442 351 471 Z", "M 205 417 Q 212 417 220 418 Q 263 430 361 441 Q 371 442 373 452 Q 373 459 351 471 L 297 476 L 295 476 Q 243 460 201 451 C 172 445 175 416 205 417 Z", "M 575 722 Q 596 738 611 752 Q 659 801 683 815 Q 702 828 689 844 Q 673 860 645 870 Q 618 880 606 875 Q 593 871 600 859 Q 606 829 540 715 Q 539 714 539 712 C 526 685 551 704 575 722 Z", "M 526 396 Q 525 438 525 478 L 525 508 Q 522 548 525 580 L 527 609 Q 531 637 538 659 Q 539 666 539 673 C 541 690 538 692 511 705 Q 501 711 489 715 Q 470 721 461 712 Q 454 706 463 694 Q 482 657 482 576 Q 483 512 484 432 Q 485 353 471 289 Q 465 267 481 251 Q 503 233 523 247 C 532 251 530 293 529 323 Q 528 348 527 372 L 526 396 Z", "M 676 504 L 678 498 Q 682 480 696 480 Q 711 481 720 496 Q 735 512 766 596 Q 785 648 824 677 Q 845 692 829 709 Q 811 728 761 757 Q 743 769 684 751 Q 675 751 575 722 L 539 712 Q 523 709 511 705 C 482 697 511 662 539 673 Q 539 674 541 674 Q 590 693 701 719 Q 720 723 728 720 Q 738 713 730 680 Q 696 563 683 536 C 673 512 673 512 676 504 Z", "M 536 581 Q 603 594 652 603 Q 674 607 666 620 Q 654 635 628 637 Q 594 640 527 609 C 500 597 495 578 525 580 Q 529 580 536 581 Z", "M 525 478 Q 534 477 544 479 Q 587 492 676 504 C 706 508 709 522 683 536 Q 662 551 587 525 Q 554 516 525 508 C 496 500 495 480 525 478 Z", "M 527 372 Q 537 368 557 370 Q 666 389 745 401 Q 770 405 761 419 Q 749 435 721 441 Q 690 444 526 396 C 497 388 498 380 527 372 Z", "M 523 247 Q 568 277 706 300 Q 839 322 863 300 Q 875 287 858 243 Q 848 185 835 126 Q 825 80 802 51 Q 795 38 771 37 Q 749 41 730 44 Q 715 51 714 43 Q 714 37 722 28 Q 759 -21 768 -53 Q 775 -77 796 -67 Q 866 -40 881 27 Q 903 112 922 208 Q 932 250 953 284 Q 969 303 956 317 Q 937 339 896 365 Q 872 378 840 366 Q 794 347 749 341 Q 688 334 561 308 Q 533 298 529 323 C 508 344 496 233 523 247 Z", "M 324 194 Q 320 139 304 87 Q 292 51 324 17 Q 337 2 355 22 Q 391 80 370 144 Q 364 180 349 203 Q 340 210 334 209 Q 325 205 324 194 Z", "M 439 180 Q 454 99 473 87 Q 485 78 499 92 Q 506 102 509 125 Q 506 158 457 201 Q 450 207 443 197 Q 437 191 439 180 Z", "M 560 206 Q 587 137 606 131 Q 618 127 628 140 Q 632 150 631 171 Q 622 202 572 228 Q 565 232 560 222 Q 556 215 560 206 Z", "M 679 204 Q 695 179 711 150 Q 720 137 733 133 Q 742 132 749 141 Q 756 153 756 179 Q 756 197 734 215 Q 685 251 668 251 Q 664 248 662 237 Q 662 227 679 204 Z" ] } 14 strokes 鳴 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 126, 620 ], [ 152, 596 ], [ 157, 584 ], [ 188, 380 ] ], [ [ 183, 596 ], [ 196, 607 ], [ 298, 637 ], [ 332, 642 ], [ 344, 636 ], [ 365, 612 ], [ 363, 603 ], [ 331, 499 ], [ 304, 482 ] ], [ [ 212, 424 ], [ 224, 438 ], [ 294, 454 ], [ 364, 452 ] ], [ [ 607, 866 ], [ 629, 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351 471 Q 375 565 403 594 Q 427 621 403 636 Q 382 649 354 667 Q 335 679 314 667 Q 274 640 174 617 C 145 610 158 579 186 589 Q 187 592 285 615 Q 315 622 322 611 Q 331 604 320 564 Q 310 524 297 476 C 289 447 343 442 351 471 Z", "M 205 417 Q 212 417 220 418 Q 263 430 361 441 Q 371 442 373 452 Q 373 459 351 471 L 297 476 L 295 476 Q 243 460 201 451 C 172 445 175 416 205 417 Z", "M 575 722 Q 596 738 611 752 Q 659 801 683 815 Q 702 828 689 844 Q 673 860 645 870 Q 618 880 606 875 Q 593 871 600 859 Q 606 829 540 715 Q 539 714 539 712 C 526 685 551 704 575 722 Z", "M 526 396 Q 525 438 525 478 L 525 508 Q 522 548 525 580 L 527 609 Q 531 637 538 659 Q 539 666 539 673 C 541 690 538 692 511 705 Q 501 711 489 715 Q 470 721 461 712 Q 454 706 463 694 Q 482 657 482 576 Q 483 512 484 432 Q 485 353 471 289 Q 465 267 481 251 Q 503 233 523 247 C 532 251 530 293 529 323 Q 528 348 527 372 L 526 396 Z", "M 676 504 L 678 498 Q 682 480 696 480 Q 711 481 720 496 Q 735 512 766 596 Q 785 648 824 677 Q 845 692 829 709 Q 811 728 761 757 Q 743 769 684 751 Q 675 751 575 722 L 539 712 Q 523 709 511 705 C 482 697 511 662 539 673 Q 539 674 541 674 Q 590 693 701 719 Q 720 723 728 720 Q 738 713 730 680 Q 696 563 683 536 C 673 512 673 512 676 504 Z", "M 536 581 Q 603 594 652 603 Q 674 607 666 620 Q 654 635 628 637 Q 594 640 527 609 C 500 597 495 578 525 580 Q 529 580 536 581 Z", "M 525 478 Q 534 477 544 479 Q 587 492 676 504 C 706 508 709 522 683 536 Q 662 551 587 525 Q 554 516 525 508 C 496 500 495 480 525 478 Z", "M 527 372 Q 537 368 557 370 Q 666 389 745 401 Q 770 405 761 419 Q 749 435 721 441 Q 690 444 526 396 C 497 388 498 380 527 372 Z", "M 523 247 Q 568 277 706 300 Q 839 322 863 300 Q 875 287 858 243 Q 848 185 835 126 Q 825 80 802 51 Q 795 38 771 37 Q 749 41 730 44 Q 715 51 714 43 Q 714 37 722 28 Q 759 -21 768 -53 Q 775 -77 796 -67 Q 866 -40 881 27 Q 903 112 922 208 Q 932 250 953 284 Q 969 303 956 317 Q 937 339 896 365 Q 872 378 840 366 Q 794 347 749 341 Q 688 334 561 308 Q 533 298 529 323 C 508 344 496 233 523 247 Z", "M 324 194 Q 320 139 304 87 Q 292 51 324 17 Q 337 2 355 22 Q 391 80 370 144 Q 364 180 349 203 Q 340 210 334 209 Q 325 205 324 194 Z", "M 439 180 Q 454 99 473 87 Q 485 78 499 92 Q 506 102 509 125 Q 506 158 457 201 Q 450 207 443 197 Q 437 191 439 180 Z", "M 560 206 Q 587 137 606 131 Q 618 127 628 140 Q 632 150 631 171 Q 622 202 572 228 Q 565 232 560 222 Q 556 215 560 206 Z", "M 679 204 Q 695 179 711 150 Q 720 137 733 133 Q 742 132 749 141 Q 756 153 756 179 Q 756 197 734 215 Q 685 251 668 251 Q 664 248 662 237 Q 662 227 679 204 Z" ] } 14 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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