喉管 (hóu guǎn) — trachea, windpipe

Definition

noun
tracheawindpipe
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 喉管
    Yī shēng jiǎn chá le tā de hóu guǎn, fā xiàn yǒu xiē fā yán.
    The doctor examined his trachea and found some inflammation.
  • 喉管
    Chī dōng xī tài kuài róng yì qiāng dào, shí wù kě néng huì kǎ zài hóu guǎn lǐ.
    Eating too quickly can cause choking, and food may get stuck in the throat.
  • 喉管
    Xī yān duì hóu guǎn de wēi hài hěn dà, róng yì yǐn fā màn xìng ké sou.
    Smoking is very harmful to the windpipe and can easily cause chronic cough.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

hóuthroat

喉 is the throat and 管 is a tube, so the word names the windpipe.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
kǒumouth
Sound part声符shēngfú
hóuhóu
Same sound today

喉 combines 口, a mouth, with 侯, which gives its sound.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
zhúbamboo
Sound part声符shēngfú
guānguǎn
Same sound today

管 has 竹 (bamboo) on top to show it relates to bamboo, and 官 gives its sound.

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