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TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
喉 character · B1 (est.)
喉 ＝ 口 ＋ 侯
ㄏㄡˊ · hóu
noun — the throat

字源 FORM — what the parts do

口義the mouth, the passage above
侯聲hóu — gives the sound
The passage below the mouth (口) — the throat. 侯 hóu carries the sound exactly, the same donor under 猴 and 候. The throat names what runs through it: 喉嚨、咽喉.

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

嘴（口）往下接的那條管，氣和聲音都打這裡過。
The tube running down from the mouth (口) — breath and voice both pass through here.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)喉嚨、咽喉— the throat常用
→喉舌— a mouthpiece, a spokesman
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
侯hóuthe sound half alone — a marquis; 喉 adds the mouth 口猴＝ 犭 ＋ 侯hóushares the 侯 donor — a monkey (犭), not the throat