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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiě

解

解

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undo

Numbered pinyin
jie3
English meanings
separate, divide, cut apart, untie, undo, explain, interpret, dissolve

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 角; right (Top–bottom arrangement: top 刀; bottom 牛.).

  • Left

    角
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  • Right

    ⿱
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This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰角⿱刀牛

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jiěshì解释。

    Explain.

  2. 02

    jiějué解决。

    Solve.

  3. 03

    jiěkāi解开。

    Untie.

  4. 04

    lǐjiě理解。

    Understand.

  5. 05

    jiědá解答。

    Answer.

  6. 06

    liǎojiě了解。

    Know about.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 不解
  • 了解
  • 分解
  • 化解
  • 和解
  • 溶解
  • 理解
  • 破解
  • 缓解
  • 见解
  • 解体
  • 解决
  • 解剖
  • 解围
  • 解开
  • 解放
  • 解救
  • 解散
  • 解析
  • 解答
  • 解脱
  • 解说
  • 解读
  • 解释
  • 解除
  • 解雇
  • 讲解
  • 误解
  • 调解
  • 谅解
  • 辩解
  • 迷惑不解