喉 Strokes Write it Listen 喉 hóu throat, larynx, gullet; guttural HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 口 Sound + meaning 2 words Built from口meaningkǒumouth; entrance, gate, opening侯soundhóumarquis, lord; target in archery How it works口 hints at the meaning (mouth), and 侯 hóu hints at the sound.