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The traditional character '嚨', the precursor to the simplified form '咙', is a phono-semantic compound consisting of the mouth radical '口' and the phonetic component '龍', which provided the pronunciation and broadly associated it with oral functions. The simplified character '咙' retains the mouth radical but replaces '龍' with its abbreviated form '龙' as the phonetic element. Throughout its history, the character has consistently referred to the throat, a specific anatomical meaning present in early textual combinations such as '喉咙' and carried forward without alteration in contemporary language.
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我的喉咙有点疼。
他的喉咙发炎了。
医生检查了我的喉咙。
咳嗽让我的喉咙很不舒服。
她清了清喉咙，开始发言。
为了保护喉咙，他很少吃辛辣食物。
演讲者提高嗓门，直到喉咙沙哑。
在干燥的空调房里，我的喉咙总是感到干涩发痒。