How to Write 唱 (chàng) — Meaning “to sing”

Imagine a mouth (口) singing under two suns (昌, which means 'prosperous' and looks like two suns stacked) – this helps you remember both the shape and the meaning. Picture yourself singing happily on two bright, sunny days.

Write the left radical 口 first with three strokes, making it small and slightly higher. Then write the right part 昌: start with the top 日 (sun), then the bottom 日, keeping them vertically aligned and not too far apart. A common mistake is making the two 日 uneven in size or spacing.

唱 has 昌 on the right and means 'to sing.' 呲 has 此 (cǐ) on the right and means to show teeth or snarl, while 咠 has 耳 (ear) on top and means to whisper or speak softly. Visually, 唱 has two stacked suns, 呲 has the character 此, and 咠 has an ear over a mouth.

唱 is very common for singing, as in 唱歌 (chàng gē, to sing a song) and 唱片 (chàng piàn, a record or album). In Chinese culture, group singing like 合唱 (hé chàng, chorus) is popular, and karaoke (卡拉OK) is a favorite social activity where people 唱 songs together.

Common words containing 唱 include: 唱歌 (chàng gē) — to sing a song; 唱片 (chàng piàn) — record / vinyl album; 合唱 (hé chàng) — Chorus / To sing together..