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解 — to divide; to break up; to split

to divide; to break up; to split; to separate; to dissolve

Pinyin
jiě · jiè · xiè · Xiè
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 3
Handwriting
recognition only

This character has more than one reading — jiě, jiè, xiè, Xiè — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 解: 13 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. The syllabus asks you to recognise this character rather than write it by hand.

解 — 13 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 解 in the HSK syllabus: 34

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 解决jiějuéto solve; to resolve; to settleHSK 3
  2. 了解liǎojiěto understand; to know aboutHSK 3
  3. 解释jiěshìexplanation; to explain; to interpret; to resolveHSK 4
  4. 理解lǐjiěto comprehend; to understandHSK 4
  5. 缓解huǎnjiěto bring relief; to alleviate; to dullHSK 5
  6. 讲解jiǎngjiěto explainHSK 6
  7. 解jiěto divide; to break up; to split; to separateHSK 6
  8. 解答jiědáto solve; to resolve; to provide an answer; solutionHSK 6
  9. 解读jiědúto decipher; to decode; to interpretHSK 6
  10. 解放jiěfàngto liberate; to emancipate; liberationHSK 6
  11. 解说jiěshuōto explain; to give a running commentaryHSK 6
  12. 误解wùjiěto misunderstand; misunderstandingHSK 6
  13. 辩解biànjiěto explain; to justify; to defendHSK 7–9
  14. 不解bùjiěto not understand; to be puzzled by; indissolubleHSK 7–9
  15. 分解fēnjiěto resolve; to decompose; to break downHSK 7–9
  16. 和解héjiěto settle; to reconcile; settlement; conciliationHSK 7–9
  17. 化解huàjiěto dissolve; to resolve; to dispel; to iron outHSK 7–9
  18. 见解jiànjiěopinion; view; understandingHSK 7–9
  19. 解除jiěchúto remove; to sack; to get rid of; to relieveHSK 7–9
  20. 解雇jiěgùto fire; to sack; to dismissHSK 7–9
  21. 解救jiějiùto rescue; to help out of difficultiesHSK 7–9
  22. 解渴jiěkěto quenchHSK 7–9
  23. 解剖jiěpōuto dissect; to analyze; anatomyHSK 7–9
  24. 解散jiěsànto dissolve; to disbandHSK 7–9
  25. 解体jiětǐto break up into components; to disintegrateHSK 7–9
  26. 解脱jiětuōto untie; to free; to absolve of; to get free ofHSK 7–9
  27. 解围jiěwéito lift a siegeHSK 7–9
  28. 解析jiěxīto analyze; to resolve; analysis; analyticHSK 7–9
  29. 解约jiěyuēto terminate an agreement; to cancel a contractHSK 7–9
  30. 谅解liàngjiěto understand; to make allowances for; understandingHSK 7–9
  31. 破解pòjiěto break; to explain; to unravel; to decipherHSK 7–9
  32. 溶解róngjiěto dissolveHSK 7–9
  33. 调解tiáojiěto mediate; to bring parties to an agreementHSK 7–9
  34. 瓦解wǎjiěto collapse; to disintegrate; to crumbleHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.