解
jiě
loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
- Strokes
- 13
- Level
- HSK 3 · TOCFL Level 2
- Frequency
- No. 235
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What 解 means
surname Xie; to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve; to solve; to melt; to remove; to untie; to loosen; to open; to emancipate; to explain; to understand; to know; a solution; a dissection; to transport under guard; acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of 懈 and 邂 (old)
Ideographic: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 解
- 了解liǎo jiěto understand; to realize; to find out
- 理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
- 解释jiě shìexplanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
- 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
- 解雇jiě gùto fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
- 解开jiě kāito untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
- 解除jiě chúto remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieve (sb of their duties); to free; to lift (an embargo); to rescind (an agreement)
- 解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
- 解散jiě sànto dissolve; to disband
- 破解pò jiěto break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel; to decipher; to decode; to crack (software)
- 解脱jiě tuōto untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free of; to extirpate oneself; (Buddhism) to free oneself of worldly worries
- 误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding
解 in a sentence
méi yǒu rén lǐ jiě wǒ 。
Nobody understands me.
nǐ néng jiě jué zhè ge wèn tí ma ？
Could you solve the problem?
zhè zài zuì hòu dé dào le mò míng de jiě shì 。
That is somewhat explained at the end.
nǐ hěn liǎo jiě xiāng pū 。
You know quite a lot about sumo.
nǐ jiě kāi mí tuán le ma ？
Have you worked the puzzle out?