决

jué

decide, determine, judge

How to write 决, stroke by stroke

to decide; to determine; to execute (sb); (of a dam etc) to breach or burst; definitely; certainly

Made of 冫 + 夬

决定jué dìngto decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
判决pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
取决于qǔ jué yúto hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
决心jué xīndetermination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind
决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)
处决chǔ juéto execute (a condemned criminal)
决斗jué dòuto duel; a duel; decisive struggle
决不jué bùnot at all; simply (can) not
对决duì juéconfrontation; contest; showdown
裁决cái juéruling; adjudication
坚决jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined

我们去不去那儿由你来决定。
wǒ men qù bu qù nà ér yóu nǐ lái jué dìng 。
It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.
这是个很难解决的问题。
zhè shì gè hěn nán jiě jué de wèn tí 。
This is a difficult problem to solve.
这一年我下了决心写日记。
zhè yì nián wǒ xià le jué xīn xiě rì jì 。
I resolved to keep a diary this year.
你所说的话取决于你的本意。
nǐ suǒ shuō de huà qǔ jué yú nǐ de běn yì 。
The word you use depends on your intended meaning.
判决对政府不利。
pàn jué duì zhèng fǔ bú lì 。
The judgement went against the government.