咙 meaning and stroke order
Throat
How to write 咙, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 咙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- used in 喉嚨|喉咙[hou2 long2]
How 咙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 龙 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 咙
咙 combines 口 (mouth) with 龙 (lóng, dragon), which gives the sound. Picture a dragon living deep past your mouth, in your throat, breathing fire when you have a sore throat.
咙 almost never appears alone. It is used in the word 喉咙 (hóulóng), the everyday word for throat. Example: 我喉咙疼。(Wǒ hóulóng téng.) My throat hurts.
Common mistake: Learners often write just 龙 and forget the 口 on the left, which turns "throat" into "dragon." In 喉咙, the second syllable is often said lightly as hóulong in speech, but the character's full tone is second tone, lóng.
Common words with 咙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 喉咙 | hóulóng | the throat | HSK 7-9 |
咙 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 咙
How many strokes are in 咙?
咙 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 咙 mean?
咙 (lóng) means throat. A common word with it is 喉咙 (hóulóng), meaning "the throat".
How do you pronounce 咙?
咙 is pronounced lóng, in the second tone (rising).
What is the radical of 咙?
The radical of 咙 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 咙 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 咙?
The traditional form of 咙 is 嚨. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 咙 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 咙 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 咙 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 喉咙 and 嗓子?
Both can mean throat. 嗓子 (sǎngzi) is very common in speech and can also mean a person's voice. 喉咙 refers more to the throat as a body part.
How do I say I have a sore throat in Chinese?
You can say 我喉咙疼 (wǒ hóulóng téng) or 我喉咙痛 (wǒ hóulóng tòng). Both mean my throat hurts and are used with doctors and in daily life.