喉

hóu = h + ou2

throat / larynx

喉 = 侯 + 口 : The marquis (侯) gets a mandarin (口) stuck in his throat (喉) in the outhouse (ou2), but fortunately Hamlet (h) quickly performs the Heimlich maneuver on him.

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喉 character breakdown

喉
- 侯
  - 亻
    - 丨
    - 丿
  - 矢
    - 大
      - 一
      - 人
        
        丿
        
        ㇏
    - 𠂉
      - 一
      - 丿
- 口

侯

hóu = h + ou2

surname Hou

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侯

hóu = h + ou2

marquis, second of the five orders of ancient Chinese nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / nobleman or high official

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侯 = 亻 + 矢 : The marquis and Rosa Luxemburg are throwing darts at a curling stone (which resembles the strokes above 失 and is held up by Hamlet) in the outhouse's kitchen. Since the curling stone is made of granite, there is no chance that one dart will ever stick to it.

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口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

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