解 jiě
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 角 — angle, corner
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
解渴
jiěkě
to quench thirst
Characters in this word
渴 kě
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 曷 what, why, where, which, how
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在沙漠徒步时，含糖饮料并不一定解渴，补充电解质反而更重要。 Zài shāmò túbù shí, hántáng yǐnliào bìng bù yídìng jiěkě, bǔchōng diànjiězhì fǎn'ér gèng zhòngyào. When hiking in the desert, sugary drinks do not necessarily quench thirst; replenishing electrolytes is more important.
- 天气太热了，喝一杯冰水马上就解渴了。 Tiānqì tài rè le, hē yì bēi bīngshuǐ mǎshàng jiù jiěkě le. It is so hot that a glass of iced water quenches your thirst right away.
- 西瓜又甜又多汁，夏天吃最解渴。 Xīguā yòu tián yòu duō zhī, xiàtiān chī zuì jiěkě. Watermelon is sweet and juicy, and eating it in summer quenches thirst best.
Related words
- 解决 jiějué to solve
- 解开 jiěkāi to untie; to undo
- 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
- 讲解 jiǎngjiě to explain