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喝 (hē): To drink — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 喝

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How to write 喝 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 喝

喝 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
喝
口kǒu · mouth
曷hé · why
喝=
4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 喝

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5.

How to Use 喝

Drinking action pattern

喝 + drink

Use 喝 before the drink or drink category.

喝水 • hē shuǐ • drink water
hē喝
6.

HSK Vocabulary: 喝

喝彩 • hè cǎi • Cheer / acclaim
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
hè喝
cǎi
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
xǐ喜
huan欢
zài在
xià下
wǔ午
hē

Information

Pinyinhē
Meaningto drink
Strokes12
Radical口
Traditional喝
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#84
Zhuyinㄏㄜ
UnicodeU+559D
CangjieRTUI
口kǒu · mouth
+曷hé · why
shuǐ
水

drink water

喝茶 • hē chá • drink tea
hē喝
chá茶

drink tea

喝咖啡 • hē kā fēi • drink coffee
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡

drink coffee

彩

Cheer / acclaim

吃喝玩乐 • chī hē wán lè • eating / drinking / and having fun / enjoying life
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
chī吃
hē喝
wán玩
lè乐

eating / drinking / and having fun / enjoying life

喝
chá茶
。

He likes to drink tea in the afternoon.

tā他
zuó昨
wǎn晚
hē喝
zuì醉
le了
。

He got drunk last night.

nǐ你
xiǎng想
hē喝
kā咖
fēi啡
ma吗
?

Do you want to drink coffee?

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
hē喝
yì一
bēi杯
shuǐ水
。

I drink a glass of water every day.

wǒ我
měi每
tiān天
hē喝
bā八
bēi杯
shuǐ水
。

I drink eight glasses of water every day.

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