喉咙

hóulóng · HSK 7

throat

喉咙 — throat

hóulóng sounds like hollow-long: a long hollow tube for air and food

Both 喉 and 咙 share the 口 mouth radical, marking body parts near the mouth. The 龙 (dragon, lóng) inside 咙 also gives the sound and hints at a long winding tube.

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