喝

hè
#981 most
frequent character
to shout

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

喝 has mouth 口 and 曷 hé marking the sound. It first meant to be or get thirsty. Read hē, it grew to drink. Read hè, it was borrowed for shouting.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

HSK 1
喝hē
to drink, to shout (a command)

Homophones

贺hè
to congratulate
赫hè
awe-inspiring
和hè
to compose a poem in reply (to sb's poem) using the same rhyme sequence
吓hè
to scare, to intimidate, to threaten
荷hè
to carry on one's shoulder or back

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