Keyword
throat
- larynx
- gullet
- guttural
- Frequency
- #2409
- Strokes
- 12
Readings
hóu
Mnemonic
口 (mouth) gives the meaning and 侯 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
喉咙
the throat
喉舌
mouthpiece; spokesperson
喉
throat; larynx
咽喉
throat
深喉
deep throating (sex act); a deep throat (anonymous informant)
歌喉
singing voice
白喉
diphtheria
喉管
the airway in the throat
喉部
neck; throat
喉头
throat; larynx
割喉
to slit sb's throat
喉炎
laryngitis
喉结
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
喉音
guttural sound; (linguistics) glottal (or laryngeal) consonant
如鲠在喉
lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. very upset and needing to express one's displeasure
喉镜
laryngoscope
锁喉
to apply a chokehold
喉片
throat lozenge
骨鲠在喉
fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom); fig. to feel obliged to speak out candidly; sth on one's mind
黄喉
aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine)