懂中文 Dong Chinese

唱

chàng

sing

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 昌 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

昌 sound component

昌  Sound component

chāng

  

prosperous

Evolution

唱 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
唱 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

唱  

chàng

sing, chant, call; ditty, song; to sing; to call loudly; to chant

Most common words with 唱
Freq.
Word
Meaning

唱

to sing

唱歌

to sing a song

演唱会

vocal recital or concert

演唱

sung performance

唱片

LP