Memory phrase for the character: 唱

唱

Hanzi-Trainer
 

Meaning sing, to call loudly, to chant

Pronunciation

chàng

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right: prosperous, flourishing 昌 (Two suns 日 and it is flourishing.)

Mnemonic
 
A mouth as big as two suns makes a good singer.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
昌 prosperous, flourishing
日 sun, dayThis radical was developed from a circle with a central dot as the image of the sun. As you can hardly draw circles or dots with a brush, it became the current rectangular shape.
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

 Vocabulary

哼唱 hēng chàng  to hum; to croon
合唱 hé chàng  chorus; to chorus
歌唱 gē chàng  to sing
演唱 yǎn chàng  sung performance; to sing for an audience
演唱 yǎn chàng  

At the page you get the memory phrases for learning the Chinese Hanzi. If you are learning the Japanese kanji, please follow this link.
List of the characters | List of the radicals
Get the app of the Hanzi-Trainer!

The app has many other functions, such as character selection according to difficulty, practice programs, handwriting recognition and success statistics!

To the Trainer