解

jiě
#201 most
frequent character
separate, divide, untie, allay
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

解 is a picture of cutting an ox: 角 horn, 刀 blade, and 牛 ox together. It first meant cutting up an ox, then grew to splitting and opening, and from there to explaining, solving, and understanding.

Drawn as: horn of an ox; knife; ox

解 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
懈
sound6 characters
懈蟹邂獬廨澥

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Example Sentences

请你帮我解这个数学题。
qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ jiě zhègè shùxué tí 。
Please help me solve this math problem.
她能很好地解读这篇文章。
tā néng hěnhǎo dì jiědú zhèpiānwénzhāng 。
She can interpret this article very well.
我终于解开了这个难题。
wǒ zhōngyú jiěkāi le zhègè nántí 。
I finally solved this difficult problem.

Same Characters, Different Readings

解Xie4
surname Xie
解jiè
to transport under guard
解xiè
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)

Words with similar meanings

说明shuōmíng
explain
More formal than '解', often used in academic or detailed contexts.
理解lǐjiě
understand
Focuses more on comprehension rather than the act of explaining or solving.
解决jiějué
solve
Specifically refers to finding a solution to a problem.

Words Starting With 解

解决jiě jué
to settle (a dispute); to resolve; to solve
解释jiě shì
explanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolve
解放jiě fàng
to liberate; to emancipate; liberation; refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949
解说员jiě shuō yuán
commentator
解体jiě tǐ
to break up into components; to disintegrate; to collapse; to crumble

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