hē, hè
drink
Phonosemantic compound. 口 represents the meaning and 曷 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 喝
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to drink | ||
to drink (alcohol) | ||
to drink tea | ||
(of yamen bailiffs etc) to walk ahead of an official, shouting at pedestrians to clear the way | ||
to acclaim |
Statistics
HSK level 1
Appears in 71.6482% of movies
415th most common character in movies
983rd most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 12 |
Unicode | U+559D |
Shuowen | “喝，也。从口，曷聲。” |
Sources
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