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唱 chàng — “to sing”
How to write and say the Chinese character 唱 (chàng), which means to sing — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Songs, games & stories.
Pinyin · 拼音 chàng
Meaning · 意思 to sing
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 口 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
唱 is written with 11 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
口 (mouth) hints at the meaning, and 昌 lends its sound — together they make 唱.
A common word常用词
唱歌
sing songs
Example sentence例句
我们一起唱儿歌。
Let's sing a nursery rhyme together.
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