喝 (hē) Stroke Order, Decomposition & Printable Worksheet
喝 (hē · Hán Việt: Hát) — to drink; to shout loudly (hè). Left mouth radical 口 + right phonetic 曷 (hé, sun 日 over enclosure 勹 with 匕 and vertical-turn inside).
- Pinyin
- hē
- Sino-Vietnamese
- Hát
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 口
- IDS Structure
- ⿰口曷
- Traditional
- 喝
喝 Stroke-by-Stroke Trajectory (12 Steps)
Customize 喝 in Worksheet Generator →喝1 竖 Shù
喝1 (10,30)→(17,57)
喝2 捺 Nà
喝2 (16,32)→(27,44)
喝3 点 Diǎn
喝3 (18,50)→(32,47)
喝4 竖 Shù
喝4 (43,13)→(51,36)
喝5 捺 Nà
喝5 (47,14)→(67,33)
喝6 点 Diǎn
喝6 (51,24)→(66,22)
喝7 点 Diǎn
喝7 (52,34)→(66,31)
喝8 撇 Piě
喝8 (49,37)→(41,51)
喝9 折 Zhé
喝9 (47,48)→(64,81)
喝10 折 Zhé
喝10 (57,49)→(46,68)
喝11 点 Diǎn
喝11 (59,58)→(70,65)
喝12 折 Zhé
喝12 (38,54)→(72,75)
Origin & Structural Decomposition (喝 = ⿰口曷)
Left mouth radical 口 + right phonetic 曷 (hé, sun 日 over enclosure 勹 with 匕 and vertical-turn inside).
⿰口曷 → 口 + 曷 (⿰)
Calligraphy Proportion & Grid Coaching for 喝
Has 12 strokes total: keep left 口 small and high; inside lower-right 勹, write the inner 人/匕 first and wrap with the L-shaped Vertical-Turn (竖折) before hooking the outer frame.
Common Stroke Order Pitfall for 喝
Distinguish 喝 (drink, mouth radical 口 on the left) from 渴 (thirsty, three-dot water radical 氵 on the left): you need a mouth 口 to drink 喝, and you need water 氵 when thirsty 渴.
Essential HSK Compound Words with 喝
to drink tea
to drink water
to drink soup
food and drink; dining
to acclaim; to cheer
to eat, drink and be merry (idiom); to abandon oneself to a life of pleasure
Example Sentences Using 喝 (hē)
爷爷喜欢一边喝茶一边练习毛笔字。
Yéye xǐhuan yìbiān hē chá yìbiān liànxí máobǐzì.
Grandpa likes drinking tea while practicing brush calligraphy.
天气热的时候要注意多喝水。
Tiānqì rè de shíhou yào zhùyì duō hē shuǐ.
When the weather is hot, remember to drink plenty of water.