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Character Decomposition
解=角+刀+牛
Etymology
To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings3 pronunciations
jiě
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
jiè
to transport under guard
xiè
acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)
variant of 懈 xiè and 邂 xiè (old)
surname Xie
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Words with 解 801 total
to resolve · to decompose · to break down分解fēn jiěto not understand · to be puzzled by · indissoluble不解bù jiěto explain · to justify · to defend (a point of view etc) · to provide an explanation · to try to defend oneself辩解biàn jiěto unbind (e.g. a phone number from an account)解绑jiě bǎngto satisfy one's craving解馋jiě chánto sober up · to sleep off the effect of drink解酲jiě chéngto relieve melancholy解愁jiě chóuto solve (a problem) · to resolve (a difficulty) · to provide an answer · solution · resolution · answer解答jiě dá
Idioms with 解 118 total Chain
to remain puzzled after pondering over sth a hundred times (idiom) · to remain perplexed despite much thought百思不解bǎi sī bù jiěa wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction杯酒解怨bēi jiǔ jiě yuànto melt like ice and break like tiles · to disintegrate · to dissolve冰消瓦解bīng xiāo wǎ jiě
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