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Chinese symbol for “mouthpiece”

喉舌
hóu shé
mouthpiece; spokesperson

The closest CC-CEDICT match for mouthpiece is 喉舌 (hóu shé), defined as: mouthpiece; spokesperson.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

喉 hóu
throat, larynx, gullet; guttural
radical 30 ⼝ · 12 strokes
舌 shé
tongue; bell clapper
radical 135 ⾆ · 6 strokes

Other Chinese words for “mouthpiece”

WordPinyinMeaning
话筒 (話筒)huà tǒngmicrophone; (telephone) receiver; handset
说客 (說客)shuì kè(old) itinerant political adviser; (fig.) lobbyist
传声筒 (傳聲筒)chuán shēng tǒngloudhailer; megaphone
嘴子zuǐ zimouth; beak
马衔 (馬銜)mǎ xiánbit; mouthpiece

Related words

Other words that share a character with 喉舌.

WordPinyinMeaning
喉咙 (喉嚨)hóu lóngthe throat
咽喉yān hóuthroat
深喉shēn hóudeep throating (sex act); a deep throat (anonymous informant)
歌喉gē hóusinging voice
白喉bái hóudiphtheria
舌头 (舌頭)shé toutongue; 个 (gè)
饶舌 (饒舌)ráo shétalkative; to blather
瞠目结舌 (瞠目結舌)chēng mù jié shé(idiom) dumbfounded; flabbergasted; stunned

See also: Japanese symbol for “mouthpiece”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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