yín
verb #11,528

Meanings

  1. 1 to chant
  2. 2 to recite
  3. 3 to intone
  4. 4 verse (in poem titles)

Examples

Tā zài yuè xià yín shī.
He recited poetry under the moonlight.
Lǎoshī dài wǒmen yínsòng gǔshī.
The teacher led us in chanting classical poems.

Tips

culture
often appears in titles of classical Chinese poems, like 's or 李白's works. (to chant poetry) is a quintessential image of Chinese literati.
memory
(mouth) + (now) = the sound coming from a mouth right now — chanting or reciting aloud.

Stroke Order

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