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喉
hóu
1. throat
2. larynx
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 12 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

喉
hóu
throat, larynx, gullet; guttural
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

咽喉
yānhóu
throat
喉咽
hóuyān
laryngopharynx
喉咙
hóulóng
throat
HSK 6
结喉
jiéhóu
see [[喉結|喉结<hóujié>]]
喉急
hóují
anxious
喉痧
hóushā
scarlet fever
罗喉
luóhóu
variant of [[羅睺|罗睺<luóhóu>]]
白喉
báihóu
diphtheria
喉结
hóujié
Adam's apple
喉舌
hóushé
mouthpiece
喉轮
hóulún
viśuddha or visuddha, the throat chakra [[查克拉]], residing in the neck
喉炎
hóuyán
laryngitis
喉部
hóubù
neck
喉镜
hóujìng
laryngoscope
喉音
hóuyīn
guttural sound
喉头
hóutóu
throat
喉鸣
hóumíng
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
黄喉鹀
huánghóuwú
(Chinese bird species) yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans)
喉擦音
hóucāyīn
guttural fricative
纹喉鹎
wénhóubēi
(Chinese bird species) stripe-throated bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,095
Word Frequency Rank
2,752 of 84,292

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