咙 (lóng) is a Chinese character meaning “throat — the passage for breath and voice”. It is written from 口 (mouth) and 龙 (dragon), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
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Structure
口 + 龙
Left–right structure
Structure from: 说文解字·口部：嚨，喉也。从口龍聲（简化字作「咙」，声符「龙」）
Memory aid
A mouth (口) with a dragon (龙) beside it — the dragon only tells you the sound: lóng. Behind the mouth is the passage the roar travels through: the throat.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 喉咙hóu lóngthroat咙 = lóng
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All readings
throat
throat — the passage for breath and voice; used in the word 喉咙
咽喉，呼吸和发声经过的通道。主要用于「喉咙」一词。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 喉咙hóu lóngthroat咙 = lóng
Sound component
龙 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 咙 mean?
咙 (lóng) means throat — the passage for breath and voice; used in the word 喉咙.
How do you pronounce 咙?
It is pronounced lóng.
What parts is 咙 made of?
口 (mouth) and 龙 (dragon), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字·口部：嚨，喉也。从口龍聲（简化字作「咙」，声符「龙」）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 咙 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 咙?
口. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 咙?
Common ones are 喉咙. The reading of 咙 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.