吟 — Chinese character
吟
yín
to sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry
- Pinyin
- yín
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 口 今
- Formation
- pictophonetic — mouth; meaning component 口; sound component 今
- Japanese
- 吟 as a kanji
Common words with 吟
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 呻吟 | shēn yín | to moan; to groan |
| 吟唱 | yín chàng | to chant; to recite |
| 吟诗 (吟詩) | yín shī | to recite poetry |
| 吟诵 (吟誦) | yín sòng | to read aloud; to recite rhythmically |
| 沉吟 | chén yín | to mutter to oneself irresolutely |
| 吟咏 (吟詠) | yín yǒng | to recite; to sing (of poetry) |
| 吟游 (吟遊) | yín yóu | to wander as minstrel |
| 低吟 | dī yín | to chant softly; to murmur |
| 无病呻吟 (無病呻吟) | wú bìng shēn yín | (idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality |
| 笑吟吟 | xiào yín yín | smiling; with a smile |
| 吟哦 | yín é | to chant; to recite rhythmically |
| 歌吟 | gē yín | to sing; to recite |
English words written with 吟
吟 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Zhuangzi 3
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.