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吟

yín

HSK 6 Character

What 吟 means

1. to chant; to recite
2. verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)
3. literaryto lament; to groan
4. bound form(in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects
5. musicrapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin {古琴|gǔ qín}) (cf. {猱|náo}, wide vibrato)

Other readings

吟 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yínold variant of {吟|yín}

Example sentences

• 这名士兵痛苦地呻吟。
  Zhè míngshì bīng tòngkǔ de shēnyín.
  The soldier groaned with pain.

Words starting with 吟

• 吟唱yín chàngto chant; to recite
• 吟诗yín shīto recite poetry
• 吟诵yín sòngto read aloud; to recite rhythmically; to chant
• 吟咏yín yǒngto recite; to sing (of poetry)
• 吟哦yín éto chant; to recite rhythmically; to polish verse
• 吟游yín yóuto wander as minstrel
• 吟风弄月yín fēng nòng yuèlit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)

Words containing 吟

• 呻吟shēn yínto moan; to groan
• 沉吟chén yínto mutter to oneself irresolutely
• 笑吟吟xiào yín yínsmiling; with a smile
• 低吟dī yínto chant softly; to murmur
• 无病呻吟wú bìng shēn yín(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness…
• 朗吟lǎng yínto recite in a loud, clear voice
• 歌吟gē yínto sing; to recite
• 喜吟吟xǐ yín yínjoyful; happy
• 游吟诗人yóu yín shī réntroubadour; bard
• 讴吟ōu yínsong; chant; rhythmic declamation

Characters built on 今

These share the phonetic component 今 (jīn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 琴qínguqin 古琴; musical instrument in general
• 矜jīnto boast; to esteem; to sympathize
• 衾qīncoverlet; quilt
• 妗jìnwife of mother's brother
• 芩qínPhragmites japonica
• 衿jīncollar; belt; variant of 襟
• 侌yīnold variant of 阴

Characters that look like 吟

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 畅chàngfree; unimpeded; smooth
• 岭língused in 岭𫶕líng yíng
• 咚dōng(onomatopoeia) boom (of a drum); knock (on the door)
• 呛qiàngto irritate the nose; to choke (of smoke, smell etc); pungent
• 呤língused in 呤呤

Sounds the same

Read yín, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 银silver; silver-colored; relating to money or currency
• 淫excess; excessive; wanton
• 寅3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the…
• 垠limit; border; river bank
• 鄞used in 鄞州
• 婬obscene, licentious, lewd
• 狺snarling of dogs
• 夤late at night
• 崟high; rugged mountains; steep
• 霪heavy rain
• 冘to go forward; to advance
• 嚚insincere; stupid