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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.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

唱 chàng
to sing, to chant, to call; ditty, song
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Other Chinese words for “sing”

WordPinyinMeaning
演唱yǎn chàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
歌唱gē chàngto sing
咏 (詠)yǒngto sing
歌咏 (歌詠)gē yǒngto sing
讴 (謳)ōuto sing; ballad

Related words

Other words that share a character with 唱.

WordPinyinMeaning
唱歌chàng gēto sing a song
演唱会 (演唱會)yǎn chàng huìvocal recital or concert
演唱yǎn chàngto sing (for an audience); vocal performance
唱片chàng piàngramophone record; LP
歌唱gē chàngto sing
合唱hé chàngchorus; 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.

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