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喉 - hóu

throat, gullet, larynx; guttural

throat, gullet, larynx; guttural

How to read 喉

Click 喉 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinhóu
Englishthroat, gullet, larynx; guttural
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

喉咽 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 喉咙. Please read 喉炎 one more time.

Common words with this character

laryngopharynx; fig. a key position
the throat
laryngitis
throat lozenge

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 喉 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 喉咽 and 喉咙 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 喉.