• 201st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.10% to your reading coverage
  • 4 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 233 words
  • Component in 7 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiè (Xie4)surname Xie
2. jiě (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. jiè (jie4)to transport under guard
4. xiè (xie4)acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old) • variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiě (jie3)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiě (jie3)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎo' (jiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for jiè (jie4)The component is pronounced as 'jué' (jue2). It has the same pinyin initial.
4. Pronunciation clue for jiè (jie4)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎo' (jiao3). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Example Words

Common

了解 
理解 
解决 (解決)
解释 (解釋)

Uncommon

不解 
分解 
化解 
和解 
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)
解说员 (解說員)
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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  • 24th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.45% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 210 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shuì (shui4)to canvass • to persuade • see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
2. shuō (shuo1)to speak • to say • to explain • to scold • to tell off • a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shuì (shui4)The component is pronounced as 'duì' (dui4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

来说 (來說)
传说 (傳說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说话 (說話)

Uncommon

再说 (再說)
演说 (演說)
无话可说 (無話可說)
总的来说 (總的來說)
听说 (聽說)
胡说 (胡說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
话说 (話說)
说不定 (說不定)
说唱 (說唱)
说教 (說教)
说明书 (說明書)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说亲 (說親)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
谈天说地 (談天說地)
述说 (述說)

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