Example sentences
nǐ你hē喝shén什me么？
What are you drinking?
tā他bù不hē喝jiǔ酒。
He doesn't drink alcohol.
The story behind the character
喝
口 (mouth) plus 曷, same deal as 吃. 曷 gives the sound, the mouth does the drinking.
hē喝
to drink
to drink
nǐ你hē喝shén什me么？
What are you drinking?
tā他bù不hē喝jiǔ酒。
He doesn't drink alcohol.
口 (mouth) plus 曷, same deal as 吃. 曷 gives the sound, the mouth does the drinking.