Back to Hanzi
解

jiě

to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie

💡 Ideographic: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 3 13 strokes Very Common (2%)
Practice this character →

Practice Progress

No practice yet
🧩 Components
—
Attempts: 0
Last: —
✍️ Tracing
—
Attempts: 0
Last: —
🔸 Start Point
—
Attempts: 0
Last: —
🖊️ Freehand
—
Attempts: 0
Last: —
Start practicing to see your progress here. Practice this character →

Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

角
jiǎo
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
刀
dāo
knife; old coin; measure
牛
niú
ox, cow, bull
⿰角⿱刀牛 i

Stroke Order

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Component Tree i

jiǎo
角
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
📷 Pictographic: A rhinoceros or other animal horn
7 strokes HSK 3
⿱刀牛
Radical component

Words Using 解 (256)

liǎojiě
了解 ↗
HSK 3
to understand / to realize / to find out
liǎojiě
了解 ↗
HSK 3
to understand / to realize / to find out
jiějué
解决 ↗
HSK 3
to settle (a dispute) / to resolve / to solve / to dispose of / to dispatch
lǐjiě
理解 ↗
HSK 4
to comprehend / to understand / comprehension / understanding
jiěshì
解释 ↗
HSK 4
explanation / to explain / to interpret / to resolve / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
huǎnjiě
缓解 ↗
HSK 5
to blunt / to dull / to ease / to help relieve (a crisis) / to alleviate (pain)
jiěgù
解雇 ↗
HSK 6
to fire / to sack / to dismiss / to terminate employment
jiěchú
解除 ↗
HSK 6
to remove / to sack / to get rid of / to relieve (sb of their duties) / to free / to lift (an embargo) / to rescind (an agreement)
jiěfàng
解放 ↗
HSK 6
to liberate / to emancipate / liberation / refers to the Communists' victory over the Nationalists in 1949 / CL:[[次<cì>]]
jiěsàn
解散 ↗
HSK 6
to dissolve / to disband
Show 100 more words