- 喫茶 — tea/coffee (drinks) service; a café
- 喫煙 — smoking
- 満喫 — to fully enjoy; to have one’s fill
- 喫水 — draft of a ship (waterline depth)
- 喫する — to receive / undergo / suffer (formal)
With the mouth radical 口 on the left, 喫 centers on what enters the mouth — drinking or inhaling. The right side gives the sound. From “to drink” it extends to “to smoke” and even “to receive/undergo,” as in 満喫 “to have one’s fill.”