唱歌
HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 2
唱歌 (chànggē) · to sing
唱歌 (chànggē) means “to sing”. It is written with 2 characters: 唱 (to sing) + 歌 (song). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 唱歌 is built
The characters
唱 chàng · to sing
What 唱 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 昌chāng — sunlight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 口 gives the meaning, 昌 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
歌 gē · song
What 歌 is made of
- 哥gē — elder brother
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 可kě — may
- 欠qiàn — to lack
- ⺈ — top shape
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 欠 gives the meaning, 哥 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我喜欢唱歌。Wǒ xǐhuan chànggē.I like singing.
我们去唱歌吧！Wǒmen qù chànggē ba!Let's go singing!
Questions about 唱歌
What does 唱歌 mean?
唱歌 (chànggē) means “to sing”.
How do you pronounce 唱歌?
唱歌 is pronounced chànggē.
Which HSK level is 唱歌?
唱歌 is in HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 2.
Related words
- 演唱yǎnchàngto sing (on stage)
- 演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert
- 唱片chàngpiànrecord
- 唱chàngto sing
- 歌迷gēmífan (of a singer)
- 歌声gēshēngsinging
- 歌手gēshǒusinger
- 歌颂gēsòngto sing the praises of
- 歌gēsong
Learn 唱歌 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 46: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.