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to drink

12 strokes

Where the shape comes from

Another mouth, 口, on the left, with 曷 on the right giving the sound.

mouth
sound

Write it

Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.

Press Watch to see the stroke order.

Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.

Three words that use it

喝水 shuǐto drink water
喝茶 cháto drink tea
好喝hǎonice to drink

Watch out

The mistake people make

Rushing it. Twelve strokes is the most of any character on this list, so write the right side slowly: 日 on top, then the rest.