唱(chàng)

HSK 111 strokes

to sing

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Character information

Pinyin
chàng
Meaning
to sing; to call loudly; to chant
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 唱 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口昌

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 昌 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu昌chāng

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 唱 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 唱

Common words using 唱 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chàng唱gē歌
HSK 1

to sing a song

Open 唱歌 page →
chàng唱piàn片
HSK 4

gramophone record

Open 唱片 page →
hé合chàng唱
HSK 7-9

chorus

Open 合唱 page →
zhǔ主chàng唱

to sing the lead vocals; lead singer

Open 主唱 page →
bàn伴chàng唱

vocal accompaniment; to accompany a singer; to support of sb; to echo sb; t…

Open 伴唱 page →
jiǎ假chàng唱

to lip-sync (singing)

Open 假唱 page →
yī一chàng唱yī一hè和

to echo one another (idiom)

Open 一唱一和 page →
yī一chàng唱sān三tàn叹

(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring

Open 一唱三叹 page →

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一七三上下不东两

From 唱’s common words

歌片合主伴假一和

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