咙

嚨

lóng

口 + 龙

Definitions

lóng used in 喉嚨|喉咙[hóu lóng]

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 龙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嚨.

Semantic: 口 Phonetic: 龙

About

The character 咙 (simplified from 嚨) combines the semantic radical 口 (mouth) on the left with the phonetic component 龙 (lóng, dragon). The mouth radical places it within the domain of bodily structures related to ingestion and vocalization, while 龙 provides the pronunciation. The character specifically denotes the throat or larynx, the anatomical passage connecting the mouth to the esophagus and windpipe, as seen in the compound word 喉咙.

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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

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Example Sentences Hide

我的喉咙有点疼。

Wǒ de hóulóng yǒudiǎn téng.

My throat is a bit sore.

他的喉咙发炎了。

Tā de hóulóng fāyán le.

His throat is inflamed.

医生检查了我的喉咙。

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le wǒ de hóulóng.

The doctor examined my throat.

咳嗽让我的喉咙很不舒服。

Késòu ràng wǒ de hóulóng hěn bù shūfu.

Coughing makes my throat very uncomfortable.

她清了清喉咙，开始发言。

Tā qīng le qīng hóulóng, kāishǐ fāyán.

She cleared her throat and began to speak.

为了保护喉咙，他很少吃辛辣食物。

Wèile bǎohù hóulóng, tā hěn shǎo chī xīnlà shíwù.

To protect his throat, he rarely eats spicy food.

演讲者提高嗓门，直到喉咙沙哑。

Yǎnjiǎng zhě tígāo sǎngmén, zhídào hóulóng shāyǎ.

The speaker raised his voice until his throat became hoarse.

在干燥的空调房里，我的喉咙总是感到干涩发痒。

Zài gānzào de kōngtiáo fáng lǐ, wǒ de hóulóng zǒngshì gǎndào gānsè fāyǎng.

In the dry air-conditioned room, my throat always feels dry and itchy.

Related Characters

Component: 口

Component: 龙

咙