解(jiě)

HSK 313 strokes
Readingsjiějièxiè

surname Xie

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Character information

Pinyin
jiě / jiè / xiè
Meaning
surname Xie
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 解 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰角⿱刀牛

To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

角jiǎo刀dāo牛niú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 解 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 解

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liǎo了jiě解
HSK 4

to understand; to realize; to find out

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fēn分jiě解
HSK 5

to resolve; to decompose; to break down

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huà化jiě解
HSK 6

to dissolve

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bù不jiě解
HSK 7-9

to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble

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hé和jiě解
HSK 7-9

to settle (a dispute out of court)

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yī一zhī知bàn半jiě解

(idiom) to have a superficial knowledge of a subject; to know a smattering of sth

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bù不qiú求shèn甚jiě解

lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview

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bù不jiě解fēng风qíng情

unromantic

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Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 解’s common words

了分化不和一知半

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