Chinese symbol for “moan”
呻吟
shēn yín
to moan; to groan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for moan is 呻吟 (shēn yín), defined as: to moan; to groan.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “moan”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 哀鸣 (哀鳴) | āi míng | (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 呻吟.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 sentimen |
| 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “moan”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.