Chinese symbol for “drink”
喝
hē
to drink; variant of 嗬 (hē)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for drink is 喝 (hē), defined as: to drink; variant of 嗬 (hē).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “drink”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饮料 (飲料) | yǐn liào | drink; beverage |
| 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | to drink (alcohol) |
| 饮 (飲) | yǐn | to drink |
| 饮用 (飲用) | yǐn yòng | drink; drinking or drinkable (water) |
| 吸食 | xī shí | (of an insect) to drink (nectar, sap, blood etc); (of a person) to take (a narcotic drug) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 喝.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 喝酒 | hē jiǔ | to drink (alcohol) |
| 喝茶 | hē chá | to drink tea; to get engaged |
| 喝醉 | hē zuì | to get drunk |
| 好喝 | hǎo hē | tasty (drinks) |
| 吃喝 | chī hē | to eat and drink; food and drink |
| 喝彩 | hè cǎi | to acclaim; to cheer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “drink”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.