| 吟 | 587B05 40A.32-8 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄧㄣˊ [yin2] | ||
| N. | (LL) a song, used in name of certain melodies. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To sing: 吟詠，吟哦 [yin2yong3], [yin2e2]↓. 吟詩 to sing a song; 行吟河畔 sing while strolling on lake front. (2) to hum (a tune), to con (a text), to incant as a form of reading: 吟誦 [yin2song4]↓; coupled with 弄：吟風弄月 to write pastoral poetry. (3) To make animal cries, also n., such cries: 蟬吟 cicada's song; 猿吟 monkey's cry; 龍吟虎嘯 cries of dragons and tigers. (4) To groan, make a sighing soud: 呻吟 to groan or mutter in pain; 沈吟 to make no sound while thinking. (5) U.f.  , to close the mouth. | |||||
| Words | 1. 吟哦 [yin2e2], v.i., to sing or hum; to incant. 2. 吟嘯 [yin2xiao4], v.i., (1) to sing or whistle or shout in freedom: 吟嘯自若 ditto; (2) to make cries of pain or despair: 吟嘯扼腕 wring one's hands and sigh. 3. 吟誦 [yin2song4], v.i., to read aloud rhythmically. 4. 吟壇 [yin2tan2], n., the poets’ circle. 5. 吟味 [yin2wei4], v.i., to hum and appreciate (a line). 6. 吟詠 [yin2yong3], v.i., to sing, incant (a poem); v.t., to celebrate (sentiment) by verse: 吟詠情性. | |||||