喝

hē
HSK 1
#981 most
frequent character
to drink, to shout (a command)
verb

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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Example Sentences

我想喝水。
wǒxiǎng hēshuǐ 。
I want to drink water.
他在喝茶。
tāzài hēchá 。
He is drinking tea.
喝！快来！
hē ！ kuài lái ！
Shout! Come quickly!

Words with similar meanings

饮yǐn
to drink
More formal and commonly used in written language.

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