拼音
- hē (first tone, high and level)most common
- hè (fourth tone, falling)
to drink; (hè) to shout loudly, to call out
字形拆解
Ideographic description
⿰口曷The sequence reads left to right and describes how the parts are arranged.
- 口meaning partThe mouth: the action is done with it.
- 曷sound partno entry yet曷 hé for the sound; the same element gives 渴 "thirsty".
Mnemonic
A mouth 口 with 曷 for the sound. Keep it beside its near neighbour 渴 kě "thirsty", which has the same right-hand element with water on the left instead of a mouth: one is the thirst, the other the cure. Everyday: 喝水, 喝茶, 喝咖啡. The pairing is fixed — soup is drunk in Chinese, 喝汤, not eaten.
A memory aid written by HSK Guide editors. It is not an etymology and does not describe the historical origin of the character.
部首 口 — other characters
- 口kǒu (third tone, dipping)mouth; an opening or entrance; measure word for members of a household
- 问問wèn (fourth tone, falling)to ask, to inquire; to ask after, to send regards; to question, to interrogate
- 名míng (second tone, rising)name; given name; reputation, famous; measure word for people counted by rank or role
- 吃chī (first tone, high and level)to eat; to take (a meal, medicine); to absorb, to take in
- 喜xǐ (third tone, dipping)to like, to be fond of; joy, delight; a happy event, especially a wedding