= h + e1
to drink / variant of 嗬[he1]
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= h + e4
to shout
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How to pronounce 喝

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e1 final

In front of the elevator.

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= h initial

H is for Hamlet.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ e4 final

In the elevator’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago

喝 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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= h + e2
why / how / when / what / where
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Characters with 喝 as component

喝 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 喝

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to drink (alcohol)
to drink tea / to get engaged / to have a serious conversation / (fig.) to have a meeting with state security agents (to be warned to behave "responsibly")
to acclaim / to cheer

Sentences with 喝

hái
ér
men
 
 
lái
 
 
lái
 
 
lái
bēi

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