喉
throat; larynx
12 strokes
Dict coverage rank #826 U+5589
How 喉 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
口 (semantic, “mouth”) + 侯 (phonetic, hóu)
How to remember it
gullet · Heisig RSH #2636
口 mouth + 侯 marquis
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 侯
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 侯 (hóu) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侯 sound component | hóu | marquis, lord; target in archery |
| 猴 | hóu | monkey, ape; like a monkey |
| 瘊 | hóu | pimple, wart |
| 篌 | hóu | ancient Chinese harp |
| 缑 | gōu | a tassel on a sword hilt; surname |
| 堠 | hòu | battlement, rampart |
| 糇 | hóu | dried rice; dry rations |
Words containing 喉
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 银喉长尾山雀 | yín hóu cháng wěi shān què | (bird species of China) silver-throated bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis) |
| 黑喉山雀 | hēi hóu shān què | (bird species of China) black-bibbed tit (Poecile hypermelaenus) |
| 白喉毒素 | bái hóu dú sù | diphtheria toxin |
| 绿喉太阳鸟 | lǜ hóu tài yáng niǎo | (bird species of China) green-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga nipalensis) |
| 蓝喉太阳鸟 | lán hóu tài yáng niǎo | (bird species of China) Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) |
| 白喉林莺 | bái hóu lín yīng | (bird species of China) lesser whitethroat (Curruca curruca) |
| 喉头 | hóu tóu | throat; larynx |
| 灰白喉林莺 | huī bái hóu lín yīng | (bird species of China) common whitethroat (Curruca communis) |
| 白喉 | bái hóu | diphtheria |
| 黑喉雪雀 | hēi hóu xuě què | (bird species of China) Père David's snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana) |
| 黑喉毛角燕 | hēi hóu máo jiǎo yàn | (bird species of China) Nepal house martin (Delichon nipalense) |
| 黄喉雀鹛 | huáng hóu què méi | (bird species of China) yellow-throated fulvetta (Schoeniparus cinereus) |
| 罗喉 | luó hóu | variant of 羅睺|罗睺[luo2 hou2] |
| 见血封喉树 | jiàn xuè fēng hóu shù | Antiaris toxicaria (botany) |
| 黄喉 | huáng hóu | aorta (ingredient of hotpot, Sichuan cuisine) |
| 喉音 | hóu yīn | guttural sound; (linguistics) glottal (or laryngeal) consonant |
| 喉管 | hóu guǎn | the airway in the throat |
| 白喉针尾雨燕 | bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn | (bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) |
| 发喉急 | fā hóu jí | to get in a rage |
| 喉塞音 | hóu sè yīn | glottal stop |