呻 shēn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
呻吟
shēnyín
to moan; to groan
Characters in this word
吟 yín
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 伤者在废墟中低声呻吟，救援人员立刻循声赶去。 Shāngzhě zài fèixū zhōng dīshēng shēnyín, jiùyuán rényuán lìkè xún shēng gǎn qù. The injured person moaned softly in the ruins, and the rescue workers immediately followed the sound.
- 他牙疼得厉害，半夜忍不住呻吟起来。 Tā yá téng de lìhài, bànyè rěnbùzhù shēnyín qǐlái. His tooth hurt so badly that in the middle of the night he could not help groaning.
- 病人疼得直呻吟，护士赶紧给他打了止痛针。 Bìngrén téng de zhí shēnyín, hùshi gǎnjǐn gěi tā dǎle zhǐtòng zhēn. The patient kept groaning from the pain, so the nurse quickly gave him a painkilling injection.
Related words
- 生机 shēngjī vitality; life force
- 伤残 shāngcán to be injured and disabled; disability from injury
- 生命线 shēngmìngxiàn lifeline
- 伤势 shāngshì condition of an injury; severity of wounds
- 尸体 shītǐ corpse; dead body
- 麻痹 mábì to paralyse; numb; to lull into carelessness
- 逝世 shìshì to pass away
- 精神病 jīngshénbìng mental illness; psychiatric disorder
- 上瘾 shàngyǐn to become addicted; to get hooked
- 失明 shīmíng to lose one's sight; to go blind
- 瘸 qué to limp; lame
- 口吃 kǒuchī to stutter; stammer