Chinese Printables Formerly Mandarin Poster
12 strokes
Character #296 · The First 1000

hē

drink

to drink

Also read hè (to shout)

Strokes
12
Both scripts
喝
Poster cell
P11
简 = 繁Same in simplified and traditional
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • hējiǔ to drink (alcohol)
  • hēchá to drink tea
  • hǎohē tasty (drinks)
  • chīhē to eat and drink
  • hècǎi to cheer; to applaud
  • yāohe to shout; to cry out (wares)
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 喝

Write 喝 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, hē, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

A4 PDF US Letter PDF
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell P11 · 28 × 36 grid

喝 is #296 on The First 1000 poster.

All 1,000 characters, printable at home.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 喝 mean in English?
喝 (hē) means "drink": to drink.
How do you pronounce 喝?
喝 is pronounced hē in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄏㄜ. It can also be read hè (to shout).
How many strokes does 喝 have?
喝 has 12 strokes, in both simplified and traditional Chinese.
Is 喝 the same in traditional Chinese?
Yes. 喝 is written the same way in simplified and traditional Chinese.
What are common words with 喝?
Common words that use 喝 include 喝酒 (hējiǔ, to drink (alcohol)), 喝茶 (hēchá, to drink tea), 好喝 (hǎohē, tasty (drinks)), 吃喝 (chīhē, to eat and drink).
How common is 喝?
喝 is number 296 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell P11 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.