喉擦音 hóucāyīn guttural fricative Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 喉 hóu noun throat (bound form) throat; larynx; often referred to as 喉咙 hóulóng or 喉头 hóutóu擦音 cāyīn fricative A consonant sound produced by forcing air through a narrow channel in the vocal tract; also called 摩擦音 mócāyīn.