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  1. 解 is the 201st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 122 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (horn), (knife), (cow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xie4 - surname Xie
  2. jie3 - 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
  3. jie4 - to transport under guard
  4. xie4 - acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)/variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie3): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie3): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie4): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie4): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

了解 
理解 
 
解决 (解決)
解释 (解釋)

Medium Frequency

不解 
分解 
化解 
善解人意 
求解 
溶解 
瓦解 
破解 
缓解 (緩解)
见解 (見解)
解冻 (解凍)
解剖 
解压 (解壓)
解密 
解放 
解放军 (解放軍)
解救 
解散 
解析 
解毒 
解码 (解碼)
解禁 
解答 
解脱 (解脫)
解药 (解藥)
解说 (解說)
解读 (解讀)
解酒 
解锁 (解鎖)
解开 (解開)
解除 
详解 (詳解)
误解 (誤解)
调解 (調解)
谅解 (諒解)
讲解 (講解)
费解 (費解)
辩解 (辯解)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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