to drink

variant of 嗬[he1]

mouth (口) + sound (曷) = to drink

The mouth radical anchors the meaning: drinking is something the mouth does. 曷 contributes the sound hē and carries no special meaning here.

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MouthSemantic
An old character meaning 'why'Phonetic

我每天早上一杯水。

wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang hē yī bēi shuǐ。

I drink a glass of water every morning.

天气太热了,你要点什么吗?

tiān qì tài rè le,nǐ yào hē diǎn shén me ma?

The weather is too hot; would you like to drink something?

Words with 喝

开锣喝道

kāi luó hè dào

to clear a street by banging gongs and shouting loudly (idiom)

难喝

nán hē

unpleasant to drink

三个和尚没水喝

sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē

lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)

叱喝

chì hè

to shout at

吃喝

chī hē

to eat and drink

吃喝嫖赌

chī hē piáo dǔ

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

吃喝拉撒睡

chī hē lā sā shuì

to eat, drink, shit, piss, and sleep

吃喝玩乐

chī hē wán lè

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

吃香喝辣

chī xiāng hē là

lit. to eat delicious food and drink hard liquor (idiom)

吆五喝六

yāo wǔ hè liù

lit. to shout out hoping for fives and sixes when gambling with dice; a hubbub of gambling

吆喝

yāo he

to shout

呵喝

hē hè

to shout loudly

More characters with 口