to chant / to recite / to moan / to groan / cry (of certain animals and insects) / song (ancient poem)

= + : Maud Younger (y) has a rip off calendar (今) with images of what to eat each day in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Every morning she rips off one page, discovers that she is supposed to eat a mandarin (口) and groans (吟).
old variant of 吟[yin2]

= + : Maud Younger (y) has a rip off calendar (今) with images of what to eat each day in the encampment's kitchen ((e)n2). Every morning she rips off one page, discovers that she is supposed to eat a mandarin (口) and groans (吟).

吟 character breakdown

now / the present time / current / contemporary / this (day, year etc)

= + : A rip off calendar showing today's date: 今

= + : Joan of Arc has changed into half-duck half-human being and lives in a tipi in front of the encampment. With her beak, she shows a rip off calender with the date of Armageddon: today.
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

Characters with 吟 as component

吟 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 吟

to moan / to groan
to recite poetry
to read aloud / to recite rhythmically / to chant / to intone (esp. poems in rhythm)
to recite / to sing (of poetry)
to recite in a loud, clear voice
to chant softly / to murmur
to chant / to recite rhythmically / to polish verse
to wander as minstrel
lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art)

Sentences with 吟

吟 currently does not appear in any sentence.