(lóng): used in 喉嚨|喉咙

(lóng) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 喉嚨|喉咙.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2761 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, mouth. Its radical form (mouth) appears in many related characters such as (kǒu, mouth), (jiào, to call, to be called), (yòu, (bound form) right).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. used in 喉嚨|喉咙

Etymology & Origin

pictophoneticmouth

Decomposition: ⿰口龙 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
hóu lóngthe throat
1
Total compounds
0
As first character
100
As last character
0
As middle character

appears in 1 compound words: 0 as the first character, 100 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

hóu
0.7612,788 co-occurrences
qiàng
0.63166 co-occurrences
tòng
0.472324 co-occurrences
dīng
0.45848 co-occurrences
0.407108 co-occurrences
xiōng
0.39784 co-occurrences
téng
0.39136 co-occurrences
shāo
0.35136 co-occurrences
qiāng
0.34930 co-occurrences
0.333108 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

孩子们渴了,纷纷跑到饮水机前接水。

hái zǐ men lóng kě le , fēn fēn pǎo dào yǐn shuǐ jī qián jiē shuǐ .

The children were thirsty and rushed to the water cooler to fill their cups.

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医点名小心3疾病!孩子反覆发烧+喉痛快就医 A型链球菌别轻忽

yī diǎn míng xiǎo xīn 3 jí bìng ! hái zǐ fǎn fù fā shāo hóu lóng tòng kuài jiù yī A xíng liàn qiú jūn bié qīng hū

Doctors Warn of 3 Diseases! If Your Child Has Recurrent Fever and a Sore Throat, Seek Medical Attention Immediately—Don’t Underestimate Group A Streptococcus

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B流当道、猩红热蠢蠢欲动 医吁留意高烧喉

B liú dāng dào , xīng hóng rè chǔn chǔn yù dòng yī xū liú yì gāo shāo hóu lóng tòng

B-type flu is on the rise, and scarlet fever is lurking; doctors urge vigilance for high fever and sore throat

Tatoeba

你发烧和喉痛吗?

Nǐ fāshāo hé hóulóng tòng ma?

Do you have a fever and a sore throat?

Tatoeba

我的喉又干又红、又痛又痒。

Wǒ de hóulóng yòu gān yòu hóng, yòu tòng yòu yǎng.

My throat feels dry and raw and scratchy.

Tatoeba

我被鱼骨刺到了喉

Wǒ bèi yúgǔ cì dào le hóulóng.

I got a fish bone stuck in my throat.

Tatoeba

我的喉里有一只青蛙。

Wǒ de hóulóng lǐ yǒu yī zhī qīngwā.

I have a frog in my throat.

Tatoeba

医生检查了我的喉

Yīshēng jiǎnchá le wǒ de hóulóng.

The doctor examined my throat.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced lóng

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 咙 (lóng) mean in Chinese?
咙 (lóng) primarily means "used in 喉嚨|喉咙." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2761 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 咙 and 宠?
咙 (lóng) and 宠 (chǒng) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 口 vs 宀 (same 龙 component).
How many strokes does 咙 have?
咙 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 咙?
The radical associated with 咙 is 口 (mouth). This radical appears in many characters related to mouth.
What are the components of 咙?
咙 is composed of: 口 (semantic), 龙 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰口龙 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 咙?
Common words with 咙 include: 喉咙 (hóu lóng, "the throat"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 咙 (lóng)?
Several characters share the pronunciation lóng: 胧 (used in 朦朧|朦胧), 笼 (enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc), 聋 (deaf), 垄 (ridge between fields), and 4 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 咙 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 咙 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.