lóng

used in 喉嚨|喉咙[hou2 long2]

mouth (口) + dragon sound (龙) = throat character

口 anchors the meaning in the throat and mouth region. 龙 contributes the sound lóng and carries no semantic weight here.

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MouthSemantic
DragonPhonetic

他喝了太多冷水,喉有点不舒服。

tā hē le tài duō lěng shuǐ, hóu lóng yǒu diǎn bù shū fu。

he drank too much cold water, and his throat is a little uncomfortable.

唱了两个小时的歌,她的喉都哑了。

chàng le liǎng gè xiǎo shí de gē, tā de hóu lóng dōu yǎ le。

after singing for two hours, her throat had gone hoarse.

Words with 咙

喉咙

hóu lóng

the throat

More characters with 口