嗓 meaning and stroke order
Throat; voice
How to write 嗓, stroke by stroke
13 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 嗓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- throat
- voice
How 嗓 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Mouth.
口 gives the meaning and 桑 hints at the sound.
Radical: 口 (mouth), shared by 428 characters on this site.
How to remember 嗓
嗓 is 口 (mouth) on the left with 桑 (sāng, mulberry) on the right giving the sound. Picture your mouth open wide, singing so loudly that the mulberry tree shakes, and you will remember that 嗓 is your throat and voice.
嗓 is almost never used alone. It appears in words like 嗓子 (sǎngzi), 嗓音 (sǎngyīn) and 嗓门 (sǎngmén). Example: 我嗓子疼。(Wǒ sǎngzi téng.) My throat hurts.
Common mistake: Learners often say sāng with a first tone because the phonetic part 桑 is sāng, but 嗓 is third tone, sǎng. Also do not drop the 口 on the left, or you are writing 桑 (mulberry) instead.
Common words with 嗓
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
嗓 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 嗓
How many strokes are in 嗓?
嗓 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 嗓 mean?
嗓 (sǎng) means throat; voice. A common word with it is 嗓子 (sǎngzi), meaning "throat; voice".
How do you pronounce 嗓?
嗓 is pronounced sǎng, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 嗓?
The radical of 嗓 is 口, which carries the idea of "mouth". Dictionaries list 嗓 under this radical.
Is 嗓 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 嗓 is part of the HSK 7-9 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 嗓子 and 喉咙?
Both can mean throat, and both work for a sore throat. 喉咙 (hóulóng) refers more to the physical throat, while 嗓子 is more everyday and can also mean someone's singing or speaking voice.
How do you say someone has a loud voice in Chinese?
You can say 他嗓门很大 (tā sǎngmén hěn dà), which means he has a loud voice. 嗓门 focuses on volume, while 嗓音 (sǎngyīn) describes the quality of a voice, as in 她的嗓音很好听 (her voice sounds lovely).