唱 chàng — sing; to call loudly; to chant
她唱歌唱得很好听。Tā chàng gē chàng de hěn hǎo tīng.She sings very beautifully.
Common words: 唱歌 (chàng gē)、演唱 (yǎn chàng)、演唱会 (yǎn chàng huì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to chant"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to chant", including 唱 (chàng), 哦 (ó / é / ò). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to chant" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 唱 (chàng), 哦 (ó / é / ò) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span chàng, ó, é, ò — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 唱 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 唱 chàngsing; to call loudly; to chantUseful words: 唱歌, 演唱
- 哦 ó / é / òto chant; oh is that soUseful words: 吟哦, 哦买嘎
Common words for these 2 "to chant" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 唱 (chàng) — so "to chant" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "to chant".
哦 ó / é / ò — to chant; oh is that so
哦，原来是这样，我明白了。Ó, yuán lái shì zhè yàng, wǒ míng bai le.Oh, so that is how it is; I understand now.
Common words: 吟哦 (yín é)、哦买嘎 (ò mǎi gā)、哦豁 (ò huō)
All 2 characters
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