嗓 sǎng throat
throat; voice
How to remember 嗓: 口 mouth + 桑 mulberry tree = throat. The singer opens her mouth under the old mulberry tree in the garden, but after last night's concert nothing comes out of her sore throat.
Component breakdown
嗓 = 口 mouth + 桑 mulberry tree
- 口 mouth
- 桑 mulberry tree
The singer opens her mouth under the old mulberry tree in the garden, but after last night's concert nothing comes out of her sore throat.
How it is used
- The throat/voice - 嗓子 (sǎngzi) throat: 嗓子疼 (sǎngzi téng) sore throat; 嗓音 (sǎngyīn) vocal quality: 嗓音低沉 (sǎngyīn dīchén) a deep voice.
- 嗓子 is the colloquial word for throat when talking about voice or soreness, vs anatomical 喉咙 (hóulóng).