吟

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

old variant of 吟[yin2]

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

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

to moan / to groan

to chant / to recite

to recite poetry

to read aloud / to recite rhythmically / to chant / to intone (esp. poems in rhythm)

to recite / to sing (of poetry)

joyful / happy

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)