解

• 拼音: jiě
• 汉字拆解: 解 = 角 (horn) + 刀 (knife) + 牛 (ox), to dissect/untie

含义

To untie; to solve; to explain; to relieve. A versatile verb with multiple related meanings.

One of the most productive single-character verbs in Chinese. Core meanings include: untying physical knots (解开), solving problems (解决), explaining or interpreting (解释), and relieving or dispelling (解渴, 解闷). Also used in mathematical contexts for 'solve' (解方程). The character itself conveys the idea of breaking something apart to understand or release it.

例句

1. 这道数学题太难了，我想了半天也解不出来。
2. 他总算解开了心里的疙瘩，跟父亲和好了。
3. 天气太热，喝杯凉茶解解暑吧。

用法指南

语境: everyday, academic, emotional

语气: versatile

正确说法

• 你能帮我解一下这个结吗？(Can you help me untie this knot?)
• 喝点水解解渴。(Have some water to quench your thirst.)

错误说法

• 单独用解代替解决，如'这个问题我来解' (In formal contexts, use the full form 解决 for solving problems)

起源与历史

Pictophonetic character. 角 (horn) + 刀 (knife) + 牛 (ox) — originally depicted using a knife to separate an ox's horns, meaning 'to dissect' or 'to untie.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal