| 1 | 吟 | 吟 | yín | yin2 | to chant; to recite; to moan; to groan; cry (of certain animals and insects); song (ancient poem); old variant of 吟 | | |
| 2 | 吟唱 | 吟唱 | yín chàng | yin2 chang4 | to chant; to recite | | |
| 3 | 吟哦 | 吟哦 | yín é | yin2 e2 | to chant; to recite rhythmically; to polish verse | | |
| 4 | 吟风弄月 | 吟風弄月 | yín fēng nòng yuè | yin2 feng1 nong4 yue4 | lit. singing of the wind and the moon; fig. vacuous and sentimental (of poetry or art) | | |
| 5 | 吟诗 | 吟詩 | yín shī | yin2 shi1 | to recite poetry | | |
| 6 | 吟诗咏怀 | 吟詩詠懷 | yín shī yǒng huái | yin2 shi1 yong3 huai2 | to express one's feelings in verse (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 吟诗作画 | 吟詩作畫 | yín shī zuò huà | yin2 shi1 zuo4 hua4 | to chant poetry and paint pictures (idiom) | | |
| 8 | 吟诵 | 吟誦 | yín sòng | yin2 song4 | to read aloud; to recite rhythmically; to chant; to intone (esp. poems in rhythm) | | |
| 9 | 吟啸扼腕 | 吟嘯扼腕 | yín xiào è wàn | yin2 xiao4 e4 wan4 | to wring one's hands and lament (idiom) | | |
| 10 | 吟咏 | 吟詠 | yín yǒng | yin2 yong3 | to recite; to sing (of poetry) | | |
| 11 | 吟游 | 吟遊 | yín yóu | yin2 you2 | to wander as minstrel | | |