懂中文 Dong Chinese

嚨

lóng

throat

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 龍 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

龍 sound component

龍  Sound component

lóng

  

dragon

Evolution

嚨 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
嚨 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
嚨 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

咙 (嚨) 

lóng

throat

Most common words with 嚨
Freq.
Word
Meaning

喉咙

throat

咙

throat