Meaning
sing; to call loudly; to chant
Chinese: 唱歌、歌唱;高声念诵。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chang” becomes a different word in each tone. 唱 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
- 演唱yǎn chàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
- 演唱会yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert
- 唱片chàng piàngramophone record; LP; music CD; musical album
- 歌唱gē chàngto sing
Example Sentence
她唱歌唱得很好听。Tā chàng gē chàng de hěn hǎo tīng.She sings very beautifully.
她Tāshe唱歌chàng gēto sing a song唱chàngto sing得很de hěn(after an adjective) very好听hǎo tīngpleasant to hear。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The mouth radical 口 (meaning) plus 昌 (chāng, sound): using the mouth in song — ‘to sing’.
A way to remember it
A mouth (口) over a bright 昌 — singing out.
Easy to confuse with
- 昌‘Prosperous’: the sound part of 唱 (two 日 stacked), without the mouth.