喝hē

喝

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The character 喝 (hē, "to drink") remains unchanged from traditional to simplified, combining the mouth radical 口 with 曷, which originally served as a phonetic component. Interestingly, 喝 originally meant "to shout" — the drinking meaning developed later, while 喊 (hǎn) took over the shouting sense in modern usage.

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Shuowen

喝. The phonetic component 曷 appears on oracle bones as a pictogram of a person bending over a vessel, representing the act of drinking; the mouth radical (口) was added to emphasize the action, creating the modern character for 'to drink'.

Pinyin

hē· HSK 1· Radical 口

喝hē

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