唱

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to sing; to call loudly; to chant

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

口 meaning “mouth” + 昌 sound ( chāng )

Components 口昌

sing · Heisig RSH #22

口 mouth + tongue wagging in the mouth

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
唱歌	chàng gē	to sing a song
自动点唱机	zì dòng diǎn chàng jī	jukebox; nickelodeon
黄河大合唱	Huáng Hé Dà hé chàng	Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]
一唱一和	yī chàng yī hè	to echo one another (idiom)
唱高调儿	chàng gāo diào r	erhua variant of 唱高調\|唱高调[chang4 gao1 diao4]
电唱头	diàn chàng tóu	pickup (of a record player)
美声唱法	měi shēng chàng fǎ	bel canto
电唱机	diàn chàng jī	gramophone; record player
大合唱	dà hé chàng	cantata; chorus
唱作人	chàng zuò rén	singer-songwriter
唱空城计	chàng kōng chéng jì	(lit.) to sing "The Empty City Stratagem" (idiom); (fig.) to put up a bluff to conceal one…
高唱入云	gāo chàng rù yún	loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies
二重唱	èr chóng chàng	duet
唱高调	chàng gāo diào	to sing the high part; to speak fine sounding but empty words (idiom)
电唱盘	diàn chàng pán	gramophone; record player
环球唱片	Huán qiú Chàng piàn	Universal Records
唱反调	chàng fǎn diào	to express a different view; to take a different position
合唱团	hé chàng tuán	chorus; choir
唱对台戏	chàng duì tái xì	to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb; to get into confrontation
唱头	chàng tóu	pickup (cartridge assembly of a vinyl record player)

Characters sharing the sound component 昌 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
昌 sound part	chāng	sunlight; good, proper; prosperous
娼	chāng	prostitute, harlot
猖	chāng	mad, wild; reckless, unruly
鲳	chāng	silvery pomfret, Stromateoides argenteus
菖	chāng	iris, sweet flag, Calamus