理解
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
理解 (lǐjiě) · to understand
理解 (lǐjiě) means “to understand; understanding”. It is written with 2 characters: 理 (science) + 解 (to explain). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 理解 is built
The characters
理 lǐ · science
What 理 is made of
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 里lǐ — unit of distance equal to 0.5km
- 田tián — field
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: 王 gives the meaning, 里 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
解 jiě · to explain
What 解 is made of
- 角jiǎo — angle
- ⺈ — top shape
- 用yòng — to use
- 冂 — frame
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 牛niú — ox
Origin hint: To cut 刀 the horns 角 off of an ox 牛; 角 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我理解你的意思。Wǒ lǐjiě nǐ de yìsi.I understand what you mean.
这篇文章你能理解吗？Zhè piān wénzhāng nǐ néng lǐjiě ma?Can you understand this article?
Questions about 理解
What does 理解 mean?
理解 (lǐjiě) means “to understand; understanding”.
How do you pronounce 理解?
理解 is pronounced lǐjiě.
Which HSK level is 理解?
理解 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 道理dàolireason
- 经理jīnglǐmanager
- 理想lǐxiǎngideal
- 办理bànlǐto handle
- 处理chǔlǐto handle
- 管理guǎnlǐto manage
- 合理hélǐreasonable
- 理发lǐfàto get a haircut
- 理论lǐlùntheory
- 理由lǐyóureason
Learn 理解 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 48: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.