The character 嗓 — “throat”: how to write it and what it means
throat, voice
The Chinese character 嗓 is read sǎng and means “throat, voice”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 嗓
嗓 has 13 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 嗓, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 嗓 is made of
On the left, 口 “mouth”; on the right, 桑 sāng hints at the reading.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 嗓
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 嗓?
嗓 has 13 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 嗓 mean?
嗓 means “throat, voice”. It appears in 嗓子 (“throat”).
How do you pronounce 嗓?
嗓 is read sǎng. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 嗓 have?
13 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 嗓 yourself
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