- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 因(cause; origin; support; basis)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The throat is where the mouth relies on to swallow food down into the belly.
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咽鼓管
咽鼓管
Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)
- 。
The Eustachian tube connects the pharynx and the middle ear.
- 貳名noun
auditory tube
- 。
The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear and the nasopharynx.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 壴(drum on stand (iconic form))RADICAL
- 支(branch; handle of a mallet)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a stick strikes a drum resting on a stand to make the sound of a drum.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 官(official; manage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.
咽鼓管
Traditional咽
Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)
- 。
The Eustachian tube connects the pharynx and the middle ear.
- 貳名noun
auditory tube
- 。
The Eustachian tube connects the middle ear and the nasopharynx.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 因(cause; origin; support; basis)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The throat is where the mouth relies on to swallow food down into the belly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 壴(drum on stand (iconic form))RADICAL
- 支(branch; handle of a mallet)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a stick strikes a drum resting on a stand to make the sound of a drum.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 官(official; manage)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bamboo tube is managed by officials, so 管 means both tube and to manage.
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