嗓 (sǎng): throat, voice
嗓 (sǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “throat.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 桑 (phonetic). It ranks #2411 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 嗓 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 叫 (jiào, to call, to be called), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right).
Definitions
- throat
- voice
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 嗓
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 嗓音noun | sǎng yīn | voice |
| 嗓门noun | sǎng mén | voice |
| 嗓子眼noun | sǎng zi yǎn | throat |
| 吊嗓子 | diào sǎng zi | voice training (for Chinese opera) |
| 嗓子眼儿 | sǎng zi yǎn r | erhua variant of 嗓子眼 |
| 清嗓子verb | qīng sǎng zi | to clear one's throat |
| 嗓门眼 | sǎng mén yǎn | throat |
| 假嗓子 | jiǎ sǎng zi | falsetto (in opera) |
| 左嗓子 | zuǒ sǎng zi | off-key singing voice |
| 大嗓 | dà sǎng | loud voice |
| 小嗓 | xiǎo sǎng | falsetto (in Chinese opera) |
| 嗓眼 | sǎng yǎn | throat |
| 清嗓 | qīng sǎng | to clear one's throat |
| 扯嗓子 | chě sǎng zi | to raise one's voice |
| 倒嗓 | dǎo sǎng | (of a singer) to lose one's voice |
嗓 appears in 18 compound words: 39 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 28 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 嗓 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
感冒了，嗓子疼得厉害，说话都困难。
Gǎnmào le, sǎngzi téng de lìhai, shuōhuà dōu kùnnan.
I have a cold, and my throat hurts so much that it's difficult to speak.
成都游客万霞说，选手比赛时自己的心都提到嗓子眼了。
chéng dōu yóu kè wàn xiá shuō , xuǎn shǒu bǐ sài shí zì jǐ de xīn dōu tí dào sǎng zǐ yǎn le .
Wan Xia, a tourist from Chengdu, said her heart was in her throat while the competitors were racing.
她出身于梨园世家，自小嗓音清亮，很有天赋。
tā chū shēn yú lí yuán shì jiā , zì xiǎo sǎng yīn qīng liàng , hěn yǒu tiān fù .
She comes from a family of Peking Opera performers and has had a clear, bright voice and great talent since childhood.
经常咽部干、肺燥咳嗽、爱清嗓子的人，更适合熟桃。
jīng cháng yān bù gān , fèi zào hāi sòu , ài qīng sǎng zǐ de rén , gēng shì gě shú táo .
Cooked peaches are particularly suitable for people who frequently experience a dry throat, have a dry cough, or often clear their throats.
阿力普有一副磁性的“原声乐器嗓”，可沧桑，可暖男，最配他嗓音的就是原声乐器。
ā lì pǔ yǒu yī fù cí xìng de yuán shēng lè qì sǎng , kě cāng sāng , kě nuǎn nán , zuì pèi tā sǎng yīn de jiù shì yuán shēng lè qì .
Alip has a magnetic “acoustic-instrument voice”—it can sound weathered or warm and gentle—and acoustic instruments are the perfect match for his voice.
...》拚了!彩排惨摔又失声 急吊点滴打3针救嗓
. . . 拚 le ! cǎi pái cǎn shuāi yòu shī shēng jí diào diǎn dī dǎ 3 zhēn jiù sǎng
...》Going all out! After a brutal fall during rehearsal and losing her voice, she was rushed to the hospital for an IV drip and three injections to save her voice.
我只是想要听听你的嗓音。
Wǒ zhǐshì xiǎngyào tīng tīng nǐ de sǎngyīn.
I just felt like hearing the sound of your voice.
她提高了她的嗓音。
Tā tígāo le tā de sǎngyīn.
She raised her voice.
你的嗓音对我来说就像是美人鱼的歌。
Nǐ de sǎngyīn duì wǒ lái shuō jiù xiàng shì měirényú de gē.
The sound of your voice is like a siren's song to me.
一根鱼刺卡在我嗓子里了。
Yī gēn yúcì kǎ zài wǒ sǎngzi lǐ le.
A fish bone has stuck in my throat.
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