嗓 sǎng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
嗓子
sǎngzi
throat
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 他连续讲解了两个小时，嗓子有些发哑。 Tā liánxù jiǎngjiě le liǎng ge xiǎoshí, sǎngzi yǒuxiē fā yǎ. After explaining for two hours straight, his throat became a little hoarse.
- 我的嗓子很疼，喝了一杯热水才好一点。 Wǒ de sǎngzi hěn téng, hē le yì bēi rè shuǐ cái hǎo yìdiǎn. My throat hurts a lot, and it only got a bit better after a cup of hot water.
- 她嗓子很好，唱起歌来特别好听。 Tā sǎngzi hěn hǎo, chàng qǐ gē lái tèbié hǎotīng. She has a lovely voice, and her singing sounds especially good.