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解

jiě

HSK 3 Character

What 解 means

1. to divide
2. to break up
3. to split
4. to separate
5. to dissolve
6. to solve
7. to melt
8. to remove
9. to untie
10. to loosen
11. to open
12. to emancipate
13. to explain
14. to understand
15. to know
16. a solution
17. a dissection

Other readings

解 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jièto transport under guard
• xièacrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old); variant of {懈|xiè} and {邂|xiè} (old)
• Xièsurname Xie

Example sentences

• 无解。
  There isn't any solution.
• 能理解？
  Understand?
• 我很了解他
  I know her very well.
• 解放龟岛！
  Jiěfàng guī dǎo!
  Free Turtle Island!
• 你不了解。
  You don't understand.
• 我不理解你
  I do not understand you.

Words starting with 解

• 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate…
• 解释jiě shìexplanation; to explain; to interpret
• 解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate; liberation
• 解说员jiě shuō yuáncommentator
• 解除jiě chúto remove; to sack; to get rid of
• 解散jiě sànto dissolve; to disband
• 解剖jiě pōuto dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy
• 解体jiě tǐto break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse
• 解雇jiě gùto fire; to sack; to dismiss
• 解答jiě dáto solve (a problem); to resolve (a difficulty); to provide an answer
• 解放军Jiě fàng jūnPeople's Liberation Army (PRC armed forces) (abbr. for 中国人民解放军
• 解说jiě shuōto explain (verbally); to give a running commentary
• 解开jiě kāito untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)
• 解读jiě dúto decipher; to decode; to interpret
• 解析jiě xīto analyze; to resolve; (math) analysis
• 解脱jiě tuōto untie; to free; to absolve of
• 解放后jiě fàng hòuafter liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)…
• 解救jiě jiùto rescue; to help out of difficulties; to save the situation
• 解题jiě títo solve problems; to explicate
• 解放区Jiě fàng QūJiefang, a district of Jiaozuo City 焦作市
• 解码jiě mǎto decode; to decipher
• 解放战争Jiě fàng Zhàn zhēngWar of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛泽东 took…
• 解惑jiě huòto dispel doubts; to clear up confusion
• 解密jiě mìto declassify; (computing) to decrypt; to decipher

Words containing 解

• 了解liǎo jiěto understand; to realize; to find out
• 理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
• 缓解huǎn jiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
• 误解wù jiěto misunderstand; misunderstanding
• 见解jiàn jiěopinion; view; understanding
• 分解fēn jiěto resolve; to decompose; to break down
• 谅解liàng jiěto understand; to make allowances for; understanding
• 辩解biàn jiěto explain; to justify; to defend (a point of view etc)
• 和解hé jiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile; settlement
• 调解tiáo jiěto mediate; to bring parties to an agreement
• 瓦解wǎ jiěto collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble; to disrupt; to break up
• 溶解róng jiěto dissolve
• 不解bù jiěto not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble
• 讲解jiǎng jiěto explain
• 破解pò jiěto break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain; to unravel
• 化解huà jiěto dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts)
• 善解人意shàn jiě rén yìto be good at understanding others (idiom)
• 详解xiáng jiěto explain in detail; detailed answer; full solution (to a math problem)
• 注解zhù jiěto annotate; annotation; comment
• 费解fèi jiěto be puzzled; hard to understand; unintelligible
• 图解tú jiěillustration; diagram; graphical representation
• 消解xiāo jiěto eliminate; to dispel; resolution
• 讲解员jiǎng jiě yuánguide
• 迎刃而解yíng rèn ér jiělit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom); fig. easily solved

Characters that look like 解

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 雅yǎelegant
• 颗kēclassifier for small spheres, pearls, corn grains, teeth, hearts, satellites etc
• 甥shēng(bound form) sister's son; nephew
• 粼línclear (as of water)
• 辋wǎngtire; wheel band
• 鲟xúnsturgeon; Acipenser sturio

Sounds the same

Read jiě, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 姐older sister
• 毑mother
• 觧variant of 解