解

Xie4
#201 most
frequent character
surname Xie

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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Same Characters, Different Readings

解jiě
separate, divide, untie, allay
解jiè
to transport under guard
解xiè
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)

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