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唱 (chàng): To sing — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

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How to write 唱 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 唱

唱 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
唱
口kǒu · mouth
昌chāng · prosperous
唱=
4.

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5.

How to Use 唱

Singing and vocal performance

唱 + noun/verb + 唱

In words about singing, 唱 (chàng) refers to the act of singing or a sung performance.

唱歌 • chàng gē • to sing; singing • HSK 2
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 唱

合唱 • hé chàng • Chorus / sing in chorus
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
hé合
chàng
7.

Example Sentences

tā她
xǐ喜
huan欢
chàng唱
zhōng中
wén文
gē

Information

Pinyinchàng
Meaningto sing; to chant
Strokes11
Radical口
Traditional唱
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#80
Zhuyinㄔㄤˋ
UnicodeU+5531
CangjieRRHA
口kǒu · mouth
+昌chāng · prosperous
HSK 2
chàng唱
gē歌

to sing; singing

演唱 • yǎn chàng • sung performance • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
yǎn演
chàng唱

sung performance

歌唱 • gē chàng • to sing • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
gē歌
chàng唱

to sing

唱

Chorus / sing in chorus

唱片 • chàng piàn • Record
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chàng唱
piàn片

Record

歌
。

She likes to sing Chinese songs.

tā她
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
yù浴
shì室
lǐ里
chàng唱
gē歌
。

She likes to sing in the bathroom.

xué学
shēng生
men们
zài在
yīn音
yuè乐
huì会
shàng上
hé合
chàng唱
le了
yì一
shǒu首
gē歌
。

The students sang a song together at the concert.

wǒ我
men们
yì一
qǐ起
chàng唱
ba吧
。

Let's sing together.

wǒ我
men们
qù去
kàn看
le了
yì一
chǎng场
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
。

We went to see a wonderful concert.

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  • 看kànto see; to read; to watch; to look at
  • 课kèlesson
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  • 块kuàilump; piece
  • 来láito come
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Characters pronounced "chang".

  • 敞chǎngspacious, open, wide
  • 伥changghost, confused, aimless
  • 偿chángto repay, to compensate
  • 尝chángtaste
  • 常chángconstant, regular, ordinary
  • 畅chàngsmooth, unimpeded, free-flowing
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Characters with radical "口".

  • 嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
  • 喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
  • 喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
  • 咯gēfinal particle
  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
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