鸣叫

Traditional form:

鳴叫

Pinyin (reading):

míngjiào

Definitions:

• to emit a sound
• (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc
• (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound

Characters:

• 鸣 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 叫 - cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

Traditional characters:

• 鳴 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 叫 - cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail