懂中文 Dong Chinese

咙

lóng

throat

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 龙 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嚨.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

龙 sound component

龙  Sound component

lóng

  

dragon

Evolution

咙 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

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

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
咙 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
咙 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

咙 (嚨) 

lóng

throat

Most common words with 咙
Freq.
Word
Meaning

喉咙

throat

咙

throat