Usage of the character 呻
shēn
呻
[呻]
- (literary) to recite; to chant; to intone
- (bound form) groan
shēnyín
呻吟
[呻吟]
- to moan; to groan
wúbìngshēnyín
无病呻吟
[無病呻吟]
- (idiom) to moan and groan despite not being sick; to feign illness; to complain without cause; (of writing) to indulge in confected sentimentality