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喉

hóu

throat, larynx, gullet; guttural

🔤 Pictophonetic: 口 (mouth) provides meaning, 侯 provides pronunciation

HSK 6 12 strokes Common (21%)

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Component Breakdown

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口

kǒu

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

侯

hóu

marquis, lord; target in archery

⿰口侯 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

kǒu

口

mouth; entrance, gate, opening

📷 Pictographic: An open mouth

3 strokes HSK 3

jiōng

冂

wide

2 strokes

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

hóu

侯

marquis, lord; target in archery

📷 Pictographic: A person 亻 who might be a target 矦

9 strokes

rén

亻

man, person; people

💡 Ideographic: Visual abbreviation of 人

2 strokes

hóu

矦

target in archery

📷 Pictographic: An arrow 矢 hitting a target 厃

9 strokes

wěi

厃

to look upward

4 strokes

shǐ

矢

arrow, dart; to vow, to swear

📷 Pictographic: An arrow pointing upwards

5 strokes

piě

丿

slash

1 strokes

tiān

天

sky, heaven; god, celestial

💡 Ideographic: The heavens 一 above a man 大

4 strokes HSK 1

yī

一

one; a, an; alone

💡 Ideographic: Represents heaven (天), earth (旦), or the number 1

1 strokes HSK 1

dà

大

big, great, vast, high, deep

💡 Ideographic: A man 人 with outstretched arms

3 strokes HSK 1

Words Using 喉 (91)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

laryngopharynx / fig. a key position

hóuyān

喉咽 ↗

laryngopharynx / fig. a key position

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