Chinese symbol for “sing”
唱
chàng
to sing; to call loudly; to chant
The closest CC-CEDICT match for sing is 唱 (chàng), defined as: to sing; to call loudly; to chant.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “sing”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演唱 | yǎn chàng | to sing (for an audience); vocal performance |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 咏 (詠) | yǒng | to sing |
| 歌咏 (歌詠) | gē yǒng | to sing |
| 讴 (謳) | ōu | to sing; ballad |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 唱.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 唱歌 | chàng gē | to sing a song |
| 演唱会 (演唱會) | yǎn chàng huì | vocal recital or concert |
| 演唱 | yǎn chàng | to sing (for an audience); vocal performance |
| 唱片 | chàng piàn | gramophone record; LP |
| 歌唱 | gē chàng | to sing |
| 合唱 | hé chàng | chorus; to chorus |
See also: Japanese symbol for “sing”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.