唱

chàng

to sing

to call loudly; to chant

mouth (口) + sound (昌) = to sing

昌 gives the sound chàng; 口 is the mouth doing the work. Opening your mouth to project sound outward is the act of singing.

口+昌→唱

口MouthSemantic

昌ProsperousPhonetic

假唱

jiǎ chàng

to lip-sync (singing)

领唱

lǐng chàng

to lead a chorus

陪唱女

péi chàng nǚ

KTV hostess

陪唱小姐

péi chàng xiǎo jie

KTV hostess

电唱

diàn chàng

gramophone

电唱机

diàn chàng jī

gramophone

电唱盘

diàn chàng pán

gramophone

电唱头

diàn chàng tóu

pickup (of a record player)

高唱

gāo chàng

to sing loudly

高唱入云

gāo chàng rù yún

loud songs reaches the clouds (idiom); fig. to praise to the skies

自动点唱机

zì dòng diǎn chàng jī

jukebox

黄河大合唱

huáng hé dà hé chàng

Yellow River Cantata (1939) by Xian Xinghai 冼星海[Xian3 Xing1 hai3]