決

jué

decide, determine, judge

How to write 決, stroke by stroke

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

Pictophonetic: semantic 夬 (decisive), phonetic 氵

Made of 氵 + 夬

決定jué dìngto decide (to do something); to resolve; decision; certainly
解決jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
判決pàn juéjudgment (by a court of law); to pass judgment on; to sentence
取決於qǔ jué yúto hinge on; to be decided by; to depend on
決心jué xīndetermination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute; to make up one's mind
決賽jué sàifinals (of a competition)
處決chǔ juéto execute (a condemned criminal)
決鬥jué dòuto duel; a duel; decisive struggle
決不jué bùnot at all; simply (can) not
對決duì juéconfrontation; contest; showdown
裁決cái juéruling; adjudication
堅決jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined

他很快就下定了決心。
tā hěn kuài jiù xià dìng le jué xīn 。
He made up his mind quickly.
我們希望找到解決方法。
wǒ men xī wàng zhǎo dào jiě jué fāng fǎ 。
We hope a solution is found.
他的答案取決於他的心情。
tā de dá àn qǔ jué wū tā de xīn qíng 。
His answer depends on his mood.
少年決定要向她求婚。
shào nián jué dìng yào xiàng tā qiú hūn 。
The young man decided to propose to her.
我不喜歡讓事情懸而未決。
wǒ bù xǐ huān ràng shì qíng xuán ér wèi jué 。
I don't like to leave things up in the air.