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yín

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yín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yín | yin2
English translation
to chant
to recite
to moan
to groan
cry (of certain animals and insects)
song (ancient poem)
old variant of yín [yín]
to sing, to hum; to recite; a type of poetry

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About yín

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

yín

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of yín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口今

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

jīn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and jīn represents the sound.

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Example sentences using yín

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陈君宜 朱吟 Qiū duì kān zhāo zhòu le 眉头 méi tóu .

Chen Chun - yi and Chu Yin - chiu looked at one another and frowned.

朱吟 Qiū xué zhāo yàng .

Seeing him get up, Chu Yin - chiu followed suit.

yāo shì lāo dào 朱吟 Qiū de gān jiǎn , jiù yǒu diǎn jiǒng , —— ”

If he doesn't get Chu Yin - chiu's cocoons, he'll be in a bit of a jam - "

zhū yín Qiū měng 转脸 zhuǎn liǎn 看见 kànjiàn , zhù 心头 xīn tóu tiào .

Chu Yin - chiu was the first to see them, and he could not suppress a start.

朱吟 Qiū 陈君 jìng 拍起掌来,放大 fàngdà le 喉咙 hóulóng xiào .

Chu Yin - chiu and Chen Chun - yi applauded gleefully and roared with laughter.

Words with yín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
呻吟 shēnyín to moan呻吟 shēnyín
yín to chant yín
沉吟 chén yín to mutter to oneself irresolutely沉吟 chén yín
吟唱 yín chàng to chant吟唱 yín chàng
吟诗 yín shī to recite poetry吟詩
吟诵 yín sòng to read aloud吟誦
笑吟吟 xiào yín yín smiling笑吟吟 xiào yín yín
吟咏 yín yǒng to recite吟詠
无病呻吟 wú bìng shēn yín to moan about imaginary illness無病呻吟
吟哦 yín é to chant吟哦 yín é
吟风弄月 yín fēng nòng yuè lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)吟風弄月
讴吟 ōu yín song謳吟

yín Decomposition & Compounds

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yín Decomposition

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