575To drink
喝
hē

Radical 口

12 strokes

mouth 口 (5) + a drink 曷 (575b) = to drink 喝

[喝酒 (102) hējiǔ to drink wine/liquor]

[喝汤 (531) hētāng to drink soup]

They leave a drink (imagine a glass of beer) by the mouth of the cave to see if anyone will come out to drink it. / They’re hoping to catch sight of the giant who lives there as a hermit.

575a“beggar”
匃

wrap 勹 (23a) + person 人 (12) + conceal (568a) = beggar 匃

They conceal Harry by wrap ping him up in an old cloak, to look like a beggar. / [No pronunciation needed]

575b“a drink”
曷

sun 日 (6) + beggar 匃 (575a) = a drink 曷

As the sun starts to get higher the beggar is getting desperate for a drink. / [No pronunciation needed]