唱 (chàng): to sing, to call loudly, to chant
唱 (chàng) is a Chinese character meaning “to sing.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 昌 (phonetic). It ranks #1245 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 唱 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- to sing
- to call loudly
- to chant
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 唱
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 唱片 | chàng piàn | gramophone record |
| 演唱会 | yǎn chàng huì | vocal recital or concert |
| 说唱 | shuō chàng | speaking and singing, as in various forms of storytelling such as 彈詞|弹词[tan2 ci2] and 相聲|相声[xiang4 sheng5] |
| 合唱团 | hé chàng tuán | chorus |
| 唱票 | chàng piào | to read ballot slips out loud |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus |
| 唱机 | chàng jī | gramophone |
| 二重唱 | èr chóng chàng | duet |
| 唱反调 | chàng fǎn diào | to express a different view |
| 独唱 | dú chàng | (in singing) solo |
| 伴唱 | bàn chàng | vocal accompaniment |
| 高唱 | gāo chàng | to sing loudly |
| 歌唱家 | gē chàng jiā | singer |
| 领唱 | lǐng chàng | to lead a chorus |
唱 appears in 84 compound words: 40 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 26 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 唱 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (9)
the husband advocates/sings and the wife follows; harmony between husband and wife
Showing 8 of 9 idioms containing 唱.
Example Sentences
这家新开的咖啡店装修很有特色，吸引了很多年轻人。
Zhè jiā xīn kāi de kāfēi diàn zhuāngxiū hěn yǒu tèsè, xīyǐn le hěn duō niánqīng rén.
This newly opened coffee shop has very distinctive decoration and has attracted many young people.
第二集「明星版《唱錢》」 黃洛妍李尹嫣為觀眾贏得逾萬元現金...
dì èr jí míng xīng bǎn chàng 錢 黃 洛 妍 lǐ 尹 嫣 為 觀 眾 贏 dé yú 萬 yuán 現 jīn . . .
Episode 2: "Celebrity Edition of 'Sing for Cash'" Huang Luoyan and Li Yinyan win over ten thousand dollars in cash for the audience...
羅淑佩:部份演唱會內地觀眾佔六成 帶動周邊行業衍生商機
羅 淑 pèi bù fèn yǎn chàng 會 內 dì 觀 眾 佔 liù chéng 帶 動 zhōu 邊 háng 業 yǎn shēng shāng 機
Luo Shupei: Mainland Audience Makes Up 60% of Some Concerts, Driving Derivative Business Opportunities in Related Industries
《陽光女子合唱團》票房破6億元 打破《海角七號》18年...
陽 guāng nǚ zǐ gě chàng 團 piào fáng pò 億 yuán dǎ pò hǎi jiǎo qī 號 nián . . .
'Sunshine Girls' breaks $600 million at the box office, breaking 'Cape No. 7''s 18-year...
上海開唱遭取消抹黑 濱崎步曬維尼帽反擊
shàng hǎi 開 chàng zāo qǔ xiāo mā hēi 濱 崎 bù 曬 維 ní mào fǎn 擊
Shanghai concert was canceled to smear Hamasaki Ayumi sunshine Vinnie hat counterattack
黃洛妍神倒模葉蒨文唱功 李尹嫣獻聲贏獎金
黃 洛 妍 shén dǎo mó 葉 蒨 wén chàng gōng lǐ 尹 嫣 獻 聲 贏 獎 jīn
Huang Luoyan's singing skills are modeled after Sally Yeh's. Lee Yinyan's contribution wins her a prize.
约翰在台上唱了什么歌？
Yuēhàn zài táishàng chàng le shénme gē?
What did John sing on the stage?
可以唱首披头四的歌给我听吗？
Kěyǐ chàng shǒu pī tóu sì de gē gěi wǒ tīng ma?
Will you sing me a Beatles' song?
我这个歌唱得好不好？
Wǒ zhège gēchàng de hǎobuhǎo?
Am I singing that song well?
你觉得琳达的演唱会怎么样？
Nǐ juéde lín dá de yǎnchànghuì zěnmeyàng?
How did you like Linda's concert?
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