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唱 (chàng) combines the mouth radical 口 (kǒu), indicating oral or vocal actions, with the phonetic component 昌 (chāng), meaning prosperous or bright. Its early uses centered on clear, public declarations, such as a herald announcing a magistrate’s arrival or calling names from a legal roster. While the sense of loud proclamation persists in some formal contexts, the primary modern meaning has come to denote the artistic performance of vocal music, including singing melodies, performing opera arias, or harmonizing rhythmic lyrics.
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他喜欢唱歌。
我妹妹唱得很好听。
请为我们唱一首歌吧。
他们在合唱一首老歌。
她正在演唱一首新歌。
即使难过，她也会唱快乐的歌。
唱歌给他带来了许多快乐。
他用歌声唱出了真挚的友谊。