entries → 喉
TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
character · B1 (est.)
喉 =
ㄏㄡˊ · hóu
noun — the throat

字源 FORM — what the parts do

the mouth, the passage above
hóu — gives the sound
The passage below the mouth (口) — the throat. 侯 hóu carries the sound exactly, the same donor under 猴 and 候. The throat names what runs through it: 喉嚨、咽喉.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴()往下接的那條管,氣和聲音都打這裡過。
The tube running down from the mouth (口) — breath and voice both pass through here.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)喉嚨、咽喉— the throat常用
喉舌— a mouthpiece, a spokesman
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
hóuthe sound half alone — a marquis; 喉 adds the mouth = 犭 + hóushares the donor — a monkey (犭), not the throat