欢唱 (huān chàng) — to sing merrily, to sing joyfully | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to sing merrilyto sing joyfully

Examples

欢唱，。
Dà jiā zài yì qǐ huān chàng, qì fen fēi cháng rè nao.
Everyone sang merrily together, and the atmosphere was very lively.
欢唱，。
Tā yì biān tán gāng qín yì biān huān chàng, gē shēng yōu měi dòng tīng.
She played the piano and sang joyfully at the same time; her voice was beautiful and pleasant.
欢唱，。
Hái zi men zài gōng yuán lǐ huān chàng, liǎn shàng yáng yì zhe xiào róng.
The children sang merrily in the park, their faces beaming with smiles.

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.

欢唱 combines joy and sing to mean singing happily.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

雚欠歡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn歡huān

Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

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

口昌唱

Meaning part形符xíngfú

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.

Appears in

Emotions & Feelings Music

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