唱法 (chàng fǎ) — singing style; singing method (vocal technique)

Definition

noun
singing stylesinging method (vocal technique)

Examples

  • 唱法。
    Zhè wèi gē shǒu de chàng fǎ hěn yǒu tè sè.
    This singer's singing style is very distinctive.
  • 唱法，。
    Jiào chàng fǎ de shí hou, lǎo shī huì xiān jiào hū xī fāng fǎ.
    When teaching vocal technique, the teacher first teaches breathing methods.
  • 唱法。
    Bù tóng de yīn yuè lèi xíng yǒu bù tóng de chàng fǎ.
    Different music genres have different singing styles.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

唱chàngsinging
法fǎmethod

唱法 combines 唱 (singing) and 法 (method), meaning a way or style of singing.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
口口kǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
昌
昌chāng唱chàng
Same sound today

The 口 part points to the mouth, while 昌 shows how the character is pronounced.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
廌廌zhìa type of antelope or caprid
Sound part声符shēngfú
盍
盍hé法fǎ
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

法's older form combined 氵 (water) and 廌 (a type of antelope or caprid), with 盍 as a sound part; later 廌 was dropped.

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