喝(hē)

HSK 112 strokes
Readingshēhèyè

to drink

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Character information

Pinyin
hē / hè / yè
Meaning
to drink; variant of 嗬[he1]
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 喝 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口曷

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 曷 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

口kǒu曷hé

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 喝 step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 喝

Common words using 喝 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chī吃hē喝wán玩lè乐
HSK 7-9

(lit.) to eat, drink, play and be merry (idiom)

Open 吃喝玩乐 page →
hè喝cǎi彩
HSK 7-9

to acclaim

Open 喝彩 page →
chì叱hè喝

to shout at; to berate

Open 叱喝 page →
chī吃hē喝

to eat and drink; food and drink

Open 吃喝 page →
yāo吆he喝

to shout; to bawl; to yell (to urge on an animal); to hawk (one's wares); t…

Open 吆喝 page →
chī吃hē喝piáo嫖dǔ赌

(lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)

Open 吃喝嫖赌 page →
hū呼lái来hè喝qù去

to call to come and shout to go (idiom); to yell orders

Open 呼来喝去 page →
hè喝lìng令

to shout an order or command

Open 喝令 page →

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吃玩乐彩叱吆嫖赌

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