yín
Radical 30 · 7 strokes

to chant; to recite

5 meanings
MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to chant; to recite

    • He likes to recite poetry.

  2. noun

    verse; song (often used in titles of classical poems)

    • He likes to recite poetry.

  3. verb

    (literary) to lament; to groan

  4. noun

    (bound form) (in poetry) the cry of certain animals and insects

    • The recitation echoes through the night sky.

  5. noun

    (music) rapid vibrato (technique for playing the guqin 古琴[gu3 qin2]) (cf. 猱[nao2], wide vibrato)

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