吟

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吟 yín ㄧㄣˊ jam4

to chant; to recite
verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)
(literary) to lament; to groan
(bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects
(music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴 gǔ qín ㄍㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ) (cf. 猱 náo ㄋㄠˊ , wide vibrato)

吟唫 yín ㄧㄣˊ

old variant of 吟 yín ㄧㄣˊ

Stroke order

Practice writing

Draw 吟 (1 of 1) — stroke by stroke.

Example sentences

这這 ( zhè ze2 ) 名士 ( míng shì ming4 si6 ) 兵 ( bīng bing1 ) 痛苦 ( tòng kǔ tung3 fu2 ) 地 ( de dei6 ) 呻吟 ( shēn yín san1 jam4 )。

The soldier groaned with pain.

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