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Decode Chinese characters by their shared sound roots and see how semantic radicals split their meanings across tones.

Popular Roots:

鸣

Phonetic Root (声旁 / Sound Core)HSK 7

鸣 (míng)

to cry, chirp, or make a sound

Family Characters

HSK Words

Attested pronunciation fan-out across tone columns

Phonetic Root鸣míng

Tone 10

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Tone 22

Tone 30

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Tone 40

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Tone 2· míng

2 Family Characters

鸣míngHSK 7to cry, chirp, or make a sound

口

kǒu · mouth · meaning

鸟

niǎo · bird · structure

鸣

míng · to cry, chirp, or make a sound

鸣 is the root itself

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