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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