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chàng — “to sing”

How to write and say the Chinese character (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 (mouth)
Hear it · 听发音
Watch it drawn stroke by stroke →

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

chàng

sing songs

Example sentence例句

menchàngér

Let's sing a nursery rhyme together.

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.