解
解
“to explain”
Radical: 角
Strokes: 13
Level: HSK 3
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角
angle
angle, corner; horn, horn-shaped
刀
Knife · dāo
A blade with a handle. As 刂 it cuts: 到 arrive (to arrive at a cut? no—sound), 别 don't.
牛
ox
ox, cow, bull
Origin
To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation
Words with 解
了解 liǎojiě — to know
解决 jiějué — to solve
解释 jiě shì — explanation
理解 lǐ jiě — to comprehend
缓解 huǎn jiě — to ease
解放 jiě fàng — to liberate
解说员 jiě shuō yuán — commentator
辩解 biàn jiě — to explain
分解 fēn jiě — to resolve
和解 hé jiě — to settle (a dispute out of court)
见解 jiàn jiě — opinion
解除 jiě chú — to remove
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