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hóu

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hóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
hóu | hou2
English translation
throat
larynx
throat, larynx, gullet; guttural

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About hóu

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

hóu

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

mouth

Etymology of hóu

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

口侯

Semantic compound

kǒu

Phonetic compound

hóu

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and hóu represents the sound.

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Example sentences using hóu

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zhēng 承受 chéngshòu zhāo 咽喉 yān hóu 发炎 fāyán 之苦.

He is suffering from an inflamed throat.

Jiā 浑身 húnshēn Lěng 发抖 fādǒu , 心快 bèng dào 喉咙 hóulóng le .

Scarlett went cold, her hand at her throat.

de 喉头 hóu tóu gěng zhù le , 只是 zhǐ shì 用手轻抚 qīng fǔ zhāo 玛丽 Mǎ lì de 头发 tóufa .

His throat was full to choking. He gently stroked her hair.

呼吸器官包括 bāokuò 咽喉 yān hóu fèi .

The breathing apparatus includes the nose, throat and lungs.

朱吟 Qiū 陈君 jìng 拍起掌来,放大 fàngdà le 喉咙 hóulóng xiào .

Chu Yin - chiu and Chen Chun - yi applauded gleefully and roared with laughter.

Words with hóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
喉咙 hóulóng throat喉嚨
hóu throat hóu
咽喉 yān hóu throat咽喉 yān hóu
喉结 hóu jié Adam's apple喉結
喉头 hóu tóu throat喉頭
喉舌 hóu shé mouthpiece喉舌 hóu shé
白喉 bái hóu diphtheria白喉 bái hóu
喉炎 hóu yán laryngitis喉炎 hóu yán
喉镜 hóu jìng laryngoscope喉鏡
如鲠在喉 rú gěng zài hóu lit. as if having a fish bone stuck in one's throat (idiom)如鯁在喉
喉音 hóu yīn guttural sound喉音 hóu yīn
鹅喉羚 é hóu líng goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) of Xinjiang鵝喉羚
骨鲠在喉 gǔ gěng zài hóu sth on one's mind骨鯁在喉
喉塞音 hóu sè yīn glottal stop喉塞音 hóu sè yīn
喉擦音 hóu cā yīn guttural fricative喉擦音 hóu cā yīn

hóu Decomposition & Compounds

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hóu Decomposition

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