Word and Radical Components of 唱

The Chinese word 唱 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
唱	chàng	1. (literary) to lead in singing
		2. to sing
		唱歌 - to sing a song
		3. to call; to cry out; to chant
		4. song
		5. (Cantonese) to spread (usually negative) information or rumours
		6. (literary) to advocate; to initiate
		Chang
		7. (Cantonese) to exchange (currency, money, cash, etc.)

唱 ⇨ 口 + 昌

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
口	kǒu	1. (anatomy) mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity
		漱漱你的口。 (Shù shù nǐ de kǒu.) - Rinse your mouth out.
		這話出自你的口，聽來令人奇怪。 (Zhè huà chūzì nǐ de kǒu, tīnglái lìngrén qíguài.) - This sounds strange in your mouth.
		2. entrance; opening; mouth (of an object)
		入口 (rùkǒu) - entrance
		出口 (chūkǒu) - exit
		門口 (ménkǒu) - doorway
		3. gateway
		張家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu) - Zhangjiakou
		口北 (Kǒuběi) - the area beyond the Great Wall
		口蘑 (kǒumó) - St. George's mushroom (Calocybe gambosa)
		4. hole; cut
		口子zi (kǒuzi) - hole
		傷口 (shāngkǒu) - wound
		5. port
		電腦端口 (shāngkǒu) - computer port
		Csēi口 (sēikǒu) - USB-C port
		6. perimeter
		人口 (rénkǒu) - population
		戶口 (hùkǒu) - hukou
		7. government organ; department
		三口之家 (sān kǒu zhī jiā) - a family of three
		我可以吃一口嗎？ (Wǒ kěyǐ chī yī kǒu ma?) - Can I have a bite?
		8. (neologism, slang) to fellate
		9. Variant of 名
昌	chāng	1. (literary, or in compounds) prosperous; flourishing
		2. (historical) Chang Prefecture
		3. (Min Nan, in compounds) facial expression

昌 ⇨ 日 + 日

Component	Pinyin	Meanings
日	rì	1. (star) Sun
		2. daytime; time between sunrise and sunset
		日班 (rìbān) - day shift
		Antonyms: 夜
		3. day; twenty-four hours
		4. everyday; daily; day-to-day
		5. day of the month
		三.月四日 (sān yuè sì rì) - March 4
		Synonyms: 號
		6. some day; some other time
		7. former times; previous times; the past
		8. time; period; age
		9. Short for 日本, gloss=Japan; Japanese; Nippo-:
		中日詞典 (zhōngrì cídiǎn) - Chinese-Japanese dictionary
		10. (obsolete) Short for 日斯巴尼亞, gloss=Spain
		11. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 日, id=1
	rì	12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with
		狗日 (gǒurì) - fucking
	mì	13. Only used in (l-self-lite, zh, sc=Hant, 日)磾, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (lw, zh, 金日磾) and Ma Midi (lw, zh, 馬日磾, tr=-).
		14. Variant of 時
日	rì	1. (star) Sun
		2. daytime; time between sunrise and sunset
		日班 (rìbān) - day shift
		Antonyms: 夜
		3. day; twenty-four hours
		4. everyday; daily; day-to-day
		5. day of the month
		三.月四日 (sān yuè sì rì) - March 4
		Synonyms: 號
		6. some day; some other time
		7. former times; previous times; the past
		8. time; period; age
		9. Short for 日本, gloss=Japan; Japanese; Nippo-:
		中日詞典 (zhōngrì cídiǎn) - Chinese-Japanese dictionary
		10. (obsolete) Short for 日斯巴尼亞, gloss=Spain
		11. (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 日, id=1
	rì	12. (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Jin, dialectal Wu, dialectal Xiang, vulgar, often in abuses) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse with
		狗日 (gǒurì) - fucking
	mì	13. Only used in (l-self-lite, zh, sc=Hant, 日)磾, a Han dynasty-era personal name borne by Jin Midi (lw, zh, 金日磾) and Ma Midi (lw, zh, 馬日磾, tr=-).
		14. Variant of 時