hóu

common
noun
anatomy

Meaning of

瘊 means throat; larynx; gullet; voice (especially singing voice). Pronounced hóu.

  • throat; larynx; gullet
  • voice (especially singing voice)
  • strategic vital point; narrow passage; chokepoint

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

gǎn
mào
le
 
hóu
lóng
hěn
tòng
 

He caught a cold and his throat hurts.

zài
de
hóu
 

A fishbone got stuck in his throat.

Hóu
jié
shì
nán
xìng
de
èr
xìng
zhēng
 

The Adam's apple is a secondary sexual characteristic in males.