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The character '鸣', meaning to produce sound or to chirp, derives from an ideographic construction combining the mouth radical 口 with a symbol for bird, initially depicted in its traditional form as 鳴 where 鳥 signifies a bird. This structure directly illustrates the act of a bird emitting sound, and while the simplified form 鸣 alters the bird component to 鸟, the fundamental semantic relation remains intact. Historically, the character's usage was primarily associated with avian calls, but it gradually extended to encompass the cries of other animals and, by extension, any vocal or resonant expression, thereby widening its scope from literal animal sounds to more abstract forms of auditory communication.
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小鸟在树上鸣叫。
汽车鸣笛示意。
我们鸣谢您的帮助。
他的演讲引起共鸣。
比赛开始前鸣枪。
大家自由鸣放意见。
他的成功鸣响了号角。
秋风鸣过竹林，带来凉意。