解 jiě
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 角 — angle, corner
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
解开
jiěkāi
to untie; to undo
Characters in this word
开 kāi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 廾 — two hands
- Made of
- 一 one 廾 two hands
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 解开鞋带。 Jiěkāi xiédài. Untie your shoelaces.
- 解开扣子。 Jiěkāi kòuzi. Undo the buttons.
- 他解开谜题。 Tā jiěkāi mítí. He solves the riddle.
Related words
- 解决 jiějué to solve
- 理解 lǐjiě to understand
- 缓解 huǎnjiě to ease; to relieve
- 解释 jiěshì to explain; explanation
- 了解 liǎojiě to understand; to know about
- 分解 fēnjiě to break down; to decompose
- 解除 jiěchú to remove; to cancel
- 解放 jiěfàng to liberate; liberation
- 调解 tiáojiě to mediate
- 误解 wùjiě to misunderstand
- 打开 dǎkāi to open, to turn on
- 开 kāi to open; to drive; to turn on