解
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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
- HSK 3.0
- Level 3
- Old HSK
- Level 3
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 角 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 解
- Common rank
- #228
- Unicode
- U+89E3
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Formation & memory
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Words with 解
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解大手 | (coll.) to defecate | |
| 解小手 | (coll.) to urinate | |
| 不解风情 | unromantic; insensitive | |
| 不解 | to not understand; to be puzzled by; indissoluble | |
| 大解 | to defecate; to empty one's bowels | |
| 解理面 | cleavage plane (e.g. of slate) | |
| 水解 | hydrolysis (chemical reaction with water) | |
| 不可解 | insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve) | |
| 理解力 | ability to grasp ideas; understanding | |
| 中国人民解放军 | People's Liberation Army (PLA), the unified armed forces of the People's Republic of China | |
| 中国人民解放军海军 | Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) | |
| 无解 | to have no solution | |
| 小解 | to urinate; to empty one's bladder | |
| 中国人民解放军空军 | People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) | |
| 化解 | to dissolve; to resolve (contradictions); to dispel (doubts); to iron out (difficulties); … | |
| 有解 | (of a problem, equation etc) to have a solution; to be solvable | |
| 分解作用 | decomposition | |
| 解手 | to relieve oneself (i.e. use the toilet); to solve | |
| 解气 | to assuage one's anger; gratifying (esp. to see sb get their comeuppance) | |
| 电解 | electrolysis; electrolytic |
Sound family
These characters use 解 as their sound component — compare how they read.