呻吟
Old HSK 6
呻吟 (shēnyín) · to moan
呻吟 (shēnyín) means “to moan; to groan”. It is written with 2 characters: 呻 (to moan) + 吟 (to sing). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 呻吟 is built
The characters
呻 shēn · to moan
What 呻 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 申shēn — to report
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
吟 yín · to sing
What 吟 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 今jīn — modern
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
病人痛苦地呻吟着。Bìngrén tòngkǔ de shēnyín zhe.The patient was groaning in pain.
半夜我听到有人在呻吟。Bànyè wǒ tīngdào yǒurén zài shēnyín.In the middle of the night I heard someone moaning.
Questions about 呻吟
What does 呻吟 mean?
呻吟 (shēnyín) means “to moan; to groan”.
How do you pronounce 呻吟?
呻吟 is pronounced shēnyín.
Which HSK level is 呻吟?
呻吟 is in Old HSK 6.
Learn 呻吟 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 159: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.