演唱
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
演唱 (yǎnchàng) · to sing (on stage)
演唱 (yǎnchàng) means “to sing (on stage); to perform a song”. It is written with 2 characters: 演 (to act) + 唱 (to sing). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 演唱 is built
The characters
演 yǎn · to act
What 演 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 寅yín — to respect
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 由yóu — to follow
- 八bā — eight
- 宀 — roof
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 寅 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
她演唱了一首新歌。Tā yǎnchàng le yī shǒu xīn gē.She sang a new song.
谁来演唱这首歌？Shéi lái yǎnchàng zhè shǒu gē?Who will sing this song?
Questions about 演唱
What does 演唱 mean?
演唱 (yǎnchàng) means “to sing (on stage); to perform a song”.
How do you pronounce 演唱?
演唱 is pronounced yǎnchàng.
Which HSK level is 演唱?
演唱 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 表演biǎoyǎnto perform
- 导演dǎoyǎndirector
- 演唱会yǎnchànghuìconcert
- 演出yǎnchūperformance
- 演员yǎnyuánactor
- 演讲yǎnjiǎngto give a speech
- 扮演bànyǎnto play the role of
- 演变yǎnbiànto evolve
- 演习yǎnxídrill
- 演绎yǎnyìto interpret
Learn 演唱 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 43: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.