yín

吟 (yín) is a Chinese word meaning “to chant; to recite; verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems); (literary) to lament; to groan”.

Meanings

  1. 1to chant; to recite
  2. 2verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)
  3. 3(literary) to lament; to groan
  4. 4(bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects
  5. 5(music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)

Related words

呻吟to moan; to groan吟old variant of 吟[yin2]吟唱to chant吟诗to recite poetry吟诵to read aloud吟咏to recite沉吟to mutter to oneself irresolutely笑吟吟smiling; with a smile低吟to chant softly吟哦to chant吟游to wander as minstrel吟风弄月lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)

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