懂中文 Dong Chinese

喝

hē, hè

drink

Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.

Components
口 meaning component

口  Meaning component

kǒu

  

mouth

曷 sound component

曷  Sound component

hé

  

why? what? where?

Evolution

喝 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
喝 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

喝  

hē

drink; shout, call out; to drink; variant of 嗬[hē]

喝  

hè

to shout

Most common words with 喝
Freq.
Word
Meaning

喝

to drink

喝酒

to drink (alcohol)

喝茶

to drink tea

喝道

(of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way

喝彩

to acclaim