HSK 1 · Meals

喝

hē

to drink

Stroke order of 喝

喝 is written with 12 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A mouth '口' gulping down a drink — 'hé' ('曷') hints at the sound of drinking.

Parts: 口 mouth + 曷 (phonetic)

Example sentence

你喝水吗？

Would you like some water?

More words: Meals

吃to eat 吃饭to eat; to have a meal 早饭breakfast 午饭lunch 晚饭dinner 饭店restaurant; hotel 好吃tasty; delicious 饿hungry 渴thirsty 杯cup (measure word)杯子cup; glass

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