吟
yín

sing

吟 yín
chant verb
to chant or recite, or a form of classical poetry or song often used in titles

诗人在江边低声吟诵着古诗。

shī​rén zài jiāng​biān dī​shēng yín sòng zhe gǔ​shī.

The poet was softly chanting ancient poems by the riverside.

cry verb
the cry or characteristic sound made by certain animals or insects in literary contexts

山谷中回荡着龙吟虎啸之声。

shān​gǔ zhōng huí​dàng zhe lóng yín hǔ​xiào zhī shēng.

The valley echoed with the roars of dragons and tigers.

vibrato verb
a specific musical technique for rapid vibrato used when playing the guqin

这首曲子要求演奏者精准地掌握吟和猱的指法。

zhè shǒu qǔ​zi yāo​qiú yǎn​zòu zhě jīng​zhǔn de zhǎng​wò yín hé náo de zhǐ​fǎ.

This piece requires the performer to precisely master the vibrato and wavering fingerings.

groan verb
to lament, sigh, or groan due to pain or sorrow

他在阵痛中忍不住发出一声轻吟。

tā zài zhèn​tòng zhōng rěn​bu​zhù fā​chū yī shēng qīng​yín.

He couldn't help but let out a soft moan in the throes of pain.

Frequency
Character
Written text
2,015th most common 35.7 per million
Movie subtitles
2,696th most common 6.06 per million appears in 3% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2.95 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
5.83 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+541F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)