解决 (jiějué) · to solve

解决 (jiějué) means “to solve; to resolve; to settle”. It is written with 2 characters: 解 (to explain) + 决 (to decide). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).

How 解决 is built

The characters

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)

决 jué · to decide

What 决 is made of

冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

Example sentences

这个问题很难解决。Zhège wèntí hěn nán jiějué.This problem is hard to solve.

这件事你解决了吗？Zhè jiàn shì nǐ jiějué le ma?Have you sorted this out?

Questions about 解决

What does 解决 mean?

解决 (jiějué) means “to solve; to resolve; to settle”.

How do you pronounce 解决?

解决 is pronounced jiějué.

Which HSK level is 解决?

解决 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 3.

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It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 72: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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