解
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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
13 strokes
Dict coverage rank #228 U+89E3
How 解 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation
How to remember it
untie · Heisig RSH #1364
safe + dagger + 牛 cow
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 解 as their sound component
These characters all use 解 (jiě) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解 sound component | jiě | to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie |
| 蟹 | xiè | crab, brachyura |
| 懈 | xiè | idle, relaxed; negligent, remiss |
| 澥 | xiè | gulf; a blocked stream |
| 獬 | xiè | mythical unicorn |
| 邂 | xiè | an unexpected meeting |
| 廨 | xiè | office |
Words containing 解
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解大手 | jiě dà shǒu | (coll.) to defecate |
| 解小手 | jiě xiǎo shǒu | (coll.) to urinate |
| 不解风情 | bù jiě fēng qíng | unromantic; insensitive |
| 不解 | bù jiě | to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble |
| 大解 | dà jiě | to defecate; to empty one's bowels |
| 解理面 | jiě lǐ miàn | cleavage plane (e.g. of slate) |
| 水解 | shuǐ jiě | hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water) |
| 不可解 | bù kě jiě | insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve) |
| 理解力 | lǐ jiě lì | ability to grasp ideas; understanding |
| 中国人民解放军 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn | People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China |
| 中国人民解放军海军 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Hǎi jūn | Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) |
| 无解 | wú jiě | to have no solution |
| 小解 | xiǎo jiě | to urinate; to empty one's bladder |
| 中国人民解放军空军 | Zhōng guó Rén mín Jiě fàng jūn Kōng jūn | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) |
| 化解 | huà jiě | to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); … |
| 有解 | yǒu jiě | (of a problem, equation etc) to have a solution; to be solvable |
| 分解作用 | fēn jiě zuò yòng | decomposition |
| 解手 | jiě shǒu | to relieve oneself (i.e. use the toilet); to solve |
| 解气 | jiě qì | to assuage one's anger; gratifying (esp. to see sb get their comeuppance) |
| 电解 | diàn jiě | electrolysis; electrolytic |