12345678Keywordgroanto moanto groanto chantFrequency#3201Strokes8ReadingsshēnMnemonic口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 申 the sound.Stroke orderComposed of口mouth申to extendUsed in vocabulary呻吟shēnyínto moan; to groan无病呻吟wúbìngshēnyín(idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality呻shēn(literary) to recite; to chant; to intone; (bound form) groan