| 1 | 鸣 | 鳴 | míng | ming2 | to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) | | |
| 2 | 鸣号 | 鳴號 | míng hào | ming2 hao4 | to sound the horn; to honk | | |
| 3 | 鸣锣开道 | 鳴鑼開道 | míng luó kāi dào | ming2 luo2 kai1 dao4 | to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth | | |
| 4 | 鸣钟 | 鳴鐘 | míng zhōng | ming2 zhong1 | to toll a bell | | |
| 5 | 鸣冤叫屈 | 鳴冤叫屈 | míng yuān jiào qū | ming2 yuan1 jiao4 qu1 | to complain bitterly | | |
| 6 | 鸣谢 | 鳴謝 | míng xiè | ming2 xie4 | to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks | | |
| 7 | 鸣沙山 | 鳴沙山 | míng shā shān | ming2 sha1 shan1 | Singing at Mount Mingsha | | |
| 8 | 鸣琴而治 | 鳴琴而治 | míng qín ér zhì | ming2 qin2 er2 zhi4 | to govern with minimum interference of the people (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 鸣禽 | 鳴禽 | míng qín | ming2 qin2 | songbird | | |
| 10 | 鸣枪示警 | 鳴槍示警 | míng qiāng shì jǐng | ming2 qiang1 shi4 jing3 | to fire a warning shot (idiom) | | |
| 11 | 鸣枪 | 鳴槍 | míng qiāng | ming2 qiang1 | to fire warning shots | | |
| 12 | 鸣炮示敬 | 鳴炮示敬 | míng pào shì jìng | ming2 pao4 shi4 jing4 | to fire cannons in salute (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 鸣鸟 | 鳴鳥 | míng niǎo | ming2 niao3 | songbird | | |
| 14 | 鸣锣擂鼓 | 鳴鑼擂鼓 | míng luó léi gǔ | ming2 luo2 lei2 gu3 | to beat gongs and drums (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 鸣锣 | 鳴鑼 | míng luó | ming2 luo2 | to beat a gong | | |
| 16 | 鸣鸠 | 鳴鳩 | míng jiū | ming2 jiu1 | turtledove | | |
| 17 | 鸣金收军 | 鳴金收軍 | míng jīn shōu jūn | ming2 jin1 shou1 jun1 | to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat | | |
| 18 | 鸣金收兵 | 鳴金收兵 | míng jīn shōu bīng | ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1 | to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat | | |
| 19 | 鸣金击鼓 | 鳴金擊鼓 | míng jīn jī gǔ | ming2 jin1 ji1 gu3 | to beat gongs and drums (idiom) | | |
| 20 | 鸣金 | 鳴金 | míng jīn | ming2 jin1 | to beat a gong; to sound the retreat | | |
| 21 | 鸣叫 | 鳴叫 | míng jiào | ming2 jiao4 | to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound | | |
| 22 | 鸣角鴞 | 鳴角鴞 | míng jiǎo xiāo | ming2 jiao3 xiao1 | Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus); screech owl (genus Otus) | | |
| 23 | 鸣笛 | 鳴笛 | míng dí | ming2 di2 | to hoot; to whistle | | |
| 24 | 鸣不平 | 鳴不平 | míng bù píng | ming2 bu4 ping2 | to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness | | |