懂中文 Dong Chinese

唫

jìn, yín

to hum

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 金 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

金 sound component

金  Sound component

jīn

  

metal

Evolution

唫 Seal script Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal script

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
唫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唫 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
唫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

唫  

jìn

to hum, to intone, etc. to close, to shut; to stutter; to shut one's mouth; Taiwan pr. [yín]

唫  

yín

variant of 崟[yín]

吟 (唫) 

yín

old variant of 吟[yín]