CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- chang4
- English meanings
- cry, chant, chirm, tune, vocalize, call, sing
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 口; right 昌.
Meaning & sound clues
口 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “mouth”.
昌 is identified as the sound component (chāng). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 唱.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
advocate; initiate
repay; compensate
mill
taste; try
measure word (events)
field; place; scene
used in 嫦娥
ever
often
open; spacious
prosperous
rampant; wild
smooth; fluent
intestines
intestine; guts
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 合唱
- 唱歌
- 唱片
- 歌唱
- 演唱
- 演唱会
- 独唱