# 解

| 解 | U+89E3, &#35299; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-89E3 |
| ← 觢 [U+89E2] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 觤 → [U+89E4] |

## Translingual
### Han character

解 (Kangxi radical 148, 角+6, 13 strokes, cangjie input 弓月尸竹手 (NBSHQ), four-corner 2725$_2$, composition ⿰角𭷔)

#### Derived characters

* 嶰 懈 𢶷 澥 獬 邂 檞 𧤭 𧞊 繲 蠏 䲒
* 㙰 蟹 薢 䉏 廨 㿍

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 1142, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35067
* Dae Jaweon: page 1608, character 22
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3925, character 10
* Unihan data for U+89E3

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 解 :
| Shang | Western Zhou | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
| | Old Chinese |
| 薢 | *kreː, *kreːʔ, *kreːs |
| 解 | *kreːʔ, *kreːs, *ɡreːʔ, *ɡreːs |
| 檞 | *kreːʔ |
| 懈 | *kreːs |
| 繲 | *kreːs |
| 廨 | *kreːs |
| 蟹 | *ɡreːʔ |
| 獬 | *ɡreːʔ |
| 澥 | *ɡreːʔ |
| 嶰 | *ɡreːʔ |
| 邂 | *ɡreːs |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 角 (“horn”) + 刀 (“knife”) + 牛 (“cow”) – a knife separates a horn from a cow, i.e. “cut up (an ox)”.

### Etymology

Three pronunciations are cognate. "To loosen; to disengage" > "idle, lazy, remiss". Cognate with 懈 (OC *kreːs, “lazy, remiss”) and possibly 邂逅 (OC *ɡreːs ɡoːs, “carefree and happy”).
? Area stem: *C-re. Compare Burmese ဖြေ (hpre, “to untie; to answer; to ease; to absolve”), အဖြေ (a.hpre, “answer, solution; response; explication”); Khmer រាយ (riəy, “to scatter, to be divided up, to separate”), ស្រាយ (sraay, “to untie, to undo, to explain, to solve”).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiě (jie$^3$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): gai$^3$ / jiai$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaai$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): gai$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kié / kiái
    (Meixian, Guangdong): giai$^3$ / gê$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): jie$^2$
* Northern Min (KCR): gǎi
* Eastern Min (BUC): gā̤ / gāi
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kóe / ké / kái
    (Teochew, Peng'im): goi$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$ga; $^5$ka; $^5$cia / $^6$ga; $^3$ka; $^3$cia
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gai$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiě
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiě
*** Wade–Giles: chieh$^3$
*** Yale: jyě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiee
*** Palladius: цзе (cze)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: gai$^3$ / jiai$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: gaai / giai
*** Sinological IPA : /kai⁵³/, /t͡ɕiɛi⁵³/
* gai3 - colloquial;
* jiai3 - literary.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit解 (解開) |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕiɛ²¹⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /kai²¹³/ /t͡ɕiɛ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕie¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕiɛ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡ɕiɛ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡ɕiɛ⁵⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕiɛ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /kɛ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /kɛ⁵³/ /t͡ɕie⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /kɛ⁴⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕiɤ⁵¹/ /kai⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕie⁴²/ 瓦～ /kai⁴²/ ～手 |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /kai⁵³/ /t͡ɕiai⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /kai⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /kæ⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡ɕiɛ²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡ɕie̞²⁴/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕie⁵³/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕie̞⁵³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕie⁵³/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /ka³⁵/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /kɑ⁵¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /t͡ɕie̞⁵³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /ka³⁵/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕia³⁵/ /ka³⁵/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ka³¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /kai⁴¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /kai⁴²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /kai²¹³/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /kiai³¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /ke³¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /kai³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /kai³⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /kai³⁵/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /kai⁵³/ /kue⁵³/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /kɛ³²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /kai²¹/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /koi⁵³/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /kɔi²¹³/ |
* Middle Chinese: keaX
Rime :
| Character | 解 |
| Reading # | 2/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (31) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 佳買切 |
| Baxter | keaX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kæi$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨj$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /kɛ$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kai$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kai$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiǎ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaai$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤreʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 解 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiě |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kɛ$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*kˁreʔ/ |
| English | cut up; unloose |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 解 |
| Reading # | 1/4 |
| No. | 6474 |
| Phonetic component | 解 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 解 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːʔ/ |
* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some! Particularly: “Dungan”

#### Definitions

解
* to loosen; to unfasten; to untie
    解開鞋帶／解开鞋带 ― jiěkāi xiédài ― to untie the shoelaces
    解放 ― jiěfàng ― to release; to liberate
    Antonyms: 繫 / 系, 結 / 结
* to divide; to break up; to split; to separate
    解析 ― jiěxī ― to break up; to analyse
    分解 ― fēnjiě ― to split; to reduce to components
    解剖 ― jiěpōu ― to dissect
* to excrete; to go to the toilet
    小解 ― xiǎojiě ― to empty one's bladder
* to remove; to eliminate
    解除 ― jiěchú ― to remove; to undo; to cancel
* to dissolve; to become scattered, less substantial, or less visible
    溶解 ― róngjiě ― to dissolve (in a liquid)
* to resolve
    解決／解决 ― jiějué ― to solve/resolve (a problem)
    冤家宜解不宜結／冤家宜解不宜结 ― yuānjiā yí jiě bù yí jié ― to resolve conflicts, not to create them
* to solve; to find an answer
    未解之謎／未解之谜 ― wèijiězhīmí ― unanswered question
    解題／解题 ― jiětí ― to solve a problem
* to explain
    解釋／解释 ― jiěshì ― to explain; to provide the reasons, grounds, etc.
* to understand; to interpret
    不解 ― bùjiě ― to not understand; to be perplexed
    解讀／解读 ― jiědú ― to read into; to interpret
* (mathematics) solution (Classifier: 個／个)
    近似解 ― jìnsì jiě ― approximate solution
* interpretation; explanation; analysis; understanding
    不求甚解 ― bùqiúshènjiě ― "to not run after over-interpretation"
* 40th hexagram of the I Ching

#### Compounds

* 一知半解 (yīzhībànjiě)
* 三解脫門 / 三解脱门
* 不了解
* 不可理解
* 不求甚解 (bùqiúshènjiě)
* 不解 (bùjiě)
* 不解之仇
* 不解之緣 / 不解之缘 (bùjiězhīyuán)
* 不解事
* 不解其故
* 了解 (liǎojiě)
* 五斗解酲
* 免冠解印
* 兵解
* 冤家宜解不宜結 / 冤家宜解不宜结 (yuānjiā yí jiě bùyí jié)
* 冰散瓦解
* 冰消凍解 / 冰消冻解
* 冰消瓦解 (bīngxiāowǎjiě)
* 冰解凍釋 / 冰解冻释
* 凍解冰釋 / 冻解冰释
* 分憂解勞 / 分忧解劳
* 分解 (fēnjiě)
* 分解作用
* 分解力
* 分解因式
* 分解者 (fēnjiězhě)
* 別解 / 别解 (biéjiě)
* 前理解
* 剖解 (pōujiě)
* 勸解 / 劝解 (quànjiě)
* 化解 (huàjiě)
* 取解
* 告解 (gàojiě)
* 和解 (héjiě)
* 和解政策
* 和解書 / 和解书
* 善解人意 (shànjiěrényì)
* 因式分解 (yīnshì fēnjiě)
* 因數分解 / 因数分解 (yīnshù fēnjiě)
* 圖解 / 图解 (tújiě)
* 土崩瓦解 (tǔbēngwǎjiě)
* 壯士解腕 / 壮士解腕
* 大惑不解 (dàhuòbùjiě)
* 大解 (dàjiě)
* 大解八塊 / 大解八块
* 妙語解頤 / 妙语解颐
* 寬解 / 宽解
* 小解 (xiǎojiě)
* 尸解
* 崩解
* 崩解作用
* 巴解 (Bājiě)
* 庖丁解牛 (páodīngjiěniú)
* 庭外和解
* 形解
* 得解
* 慷慨解囊 (kāngkǎijiěnáng)
* 抒解
* 拆解 (chāijiě)
* 挺解
* 推解
* 排解 (páijiě)
* 排難解憂 / 排难解忧
* 排難解紛 / 排难解纷
* 推食解衣
* 擴充解釋 / 扩充解释
* 支解 (zhījiě)
* 救解
* 新解
* 方解石 (fāngjiěshí)
* 曲解 (qūjiě)
* 望風瓦解 / 望风瓦解
* 析解
* 枝解 (zhījiě)
* 水解 (shuǐjiě)
* 求解 (qiújiě)
* 注解 (zhùjiě)
* 沿革解釋 / 沿革解释
* 消愁解悶 / 消愁解闷
* 消災解厄 / 消灾解厄
* 消解 (xiāojiě)
* 渾身解數 / 浑身解数
* 漢皋解佩 / 汉皋解佩
* 潮解 (cháojiě)
* 為人解圍 / 为人解围
* 理紛解結 / 理纷解结
* 理解 (lǐjiě)
* 理解力 (lǐjiělì)
* 瓦解 (wǎjiě)
* 瓦解冰泮
* 瓦解冰消
* 瓦解冰銷 / 瓦解冰销
* 瓦解土崩
* 瓦解星散
* 瓦解星飛 / 瓦解星飞
* 瓦解雲散 / 瓦解云散
* 疏解
* 病理解剖
* 百思不解 (bǎisībùjiě)
* 百思莫解
* 百般解說 / 百般解说
* 監解 / 监解
* 瞭解 / 了解 (liǎojiě)
* 破解 (pòjiě)
* 糖解作用
* 紓解 / 纾解 (shūjiě)
* 結不解 / 结不解
* 經解 / 经解 (jīngjiě)
* 縷解 / 缕解
* 繫鈴解鈴 / 系铃解铃
* 老嫗能解 / 老妪能解
* 聊以解嘲
* 肢解 (zhījiě)
* 自我解嘲
* 自解
* 茫然不解
* 茫然費解 / 茫然费解
* 落解
* 落解粥
* 衣不解帶 / 衣不解带 (yī bù jiě dài)
* 裂解 (lièjiě)
* 見解 / 见解 (jiànjiě)
* 解事
* 解人
* 解任 (jiěrèn)
* 解佩
* 解僱 / 解雇 (jiěgù)
* 解像力
* 解兵
* 解兵釋甲 / 解兵释甲
* 解凍 / 解冻 (jiědòng)
* 解制
* 解剖 (jiěpōu)
* 解剖學 / 解剖学 (jiěpōuxué)
* 解劍拜仇 / 解剑拜仇
* 解勸 / 解劝
* 解匠
* 解危
* 解厄
* 解呈
* 解和 (jiěhé)
* 解嘲 (jiěcháo)
* 解嚴 / 解严 (jiěyán)
* 解囊 (jiěnáng)
* 解困 (jiěkùn)
* 解圍 / 解围 (jiěwéi)
* 解壓 / 解压 (jiěyā)
* 解夢 / 解梦 (jiěmèng)
* 解套
* 解官
* 解巾
* 解弦更張 / 解弦更张
* 解恨 (jiěhèn)
* 解悟
* 解惑 (jiěhuò)
* 解悶 / 解闷 (jiěmèn)
* 解悶破寂 / 解闷破寂
* 解愁 (jiěchóu)
* 解慍 / 解愠
* 解慰
* 解憂 / 解忧 (jiěyōu)
* 解手 (jiěshǒu)
* 解手刀
* 解扣兒 / 解扣儿
* 解批
* 解拆
* 解攜 / 解携
* 解放 (jiěfàng)
* 解放區 / 解放区 (jiěfàngqū)
* 解放軍 / 解放军 (jiěfàngjūn)
* 解故
* 解救 (jiějiù)
* 解散 (jiěsàn)
* 解散權 / 解散权
* 解數 / 解数
* 解會 / 解会
* 解析 (jiěxī)
* 解析函數 / 解析函数 (jiěxī hánshù)
* 解析幾何 / 解析几何 (jiěxī jǐhé)
* 解析批評 / 解析批评
* 解構 / 解构 (jiěgòu)
* 解毒 (jiědú)
* 解毒劑 / 解毒剂
* 解民倒懸 / 解民倒悬
* 解氣 / 解气 (jiěqì)
* 解決 / 解决 (jiějué)
* 解渴 (jiěkě)
* 解熱劑 / 解热剂
* 解玉砂
* 解甲 (jiějiǎ)
* 解甲休兵
* 解甲休士
* 解甲倒戈
* 解甲投戈
* 解甲歸田 / 解甲归田
* 解甲釋兵 / 解甲释兵
* 解疑釋結 / 解疑释结
* 解碼 / 解码 (jiěmǎ)
* 解碼器 / 解码器 (jiěmǎqì)
* 解禁 (jiějìn)
* 解答 (jiědá)
* 解約 / 解约 (jiěyuē)
* 解紐 / 解纽
* 解紛 / 解纷
* 解素
* 解組 / 解组
* 解組歸田 / 解组归田
* 解網 / 解网
* 解綬 / 解绶
* 解縛 / 解缚
* 解纜 / 解缆
* 解聘 (jiěpìn)
* 解職 / 解职 (jiězhí)
* 解脫 / 解脱 (jiětuō)
* 解藥 / 解药 (jiěyào)
* 解衣
* 解衣卸甲
* 解衣推食
* 解裝 / 解装
* 解褐
* 解訟息爭 / 解讼息争
* 解詁 / 解诂
* 解說 / 解说 (jiěshuō)
* 解語花 / 解语花 (jiěyǔhuā)
* 解調器 / 解调器 (jiětiáoqì)
* 解謎 / 解谜 (jiěmí)
* 解讀 / 解读 (jiědú)
* 解辮 / 解辫
* 解運 / 解运
* 解道
* 解酒 (jiějiǔ)
* 解酲
* 解釋 / 解释 (jiěshì)
* 解鈴繫鈴 / 解铃系铃
* 解開 / 解开 (jiěkāi)
* 解開疙瘩 / 解开疙瘩
* 解除 (jiěchú)
* 解難 / 解难
* 解難排憂 / 解难排忧
* 解頤 / 解颐
* 解顏 / 解颜
* 解餉 / 解饷
* 解饞 / 解馋 (jiěchán)
* 解驂推食 / 解骖推食
* 解體 / 解体 (jiětǐ)
* 解髮佯狂 / 解发佯狂
* 解龜 / 解龟
* 說文解字 / 说文解字 (Shuōwén Jiězì)
* 誤解 / 误解 (wùjiě)
* 諒解 / 谅解 (liàngjiě)
* 調解 / 调解 (tiáojiě)
* 講解 / 讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
* 費解 / 费解 (fèijiě)
* 賣解 / 卖解
* 跑解馬 / 跑解马
* 辯解 / 辩解 (biànjiě)
* 迎刃而解 (yíngrèn'érjiě)
* 迷惑不解
* 通解 (tōngjiě)
* 進學解 / 进学解
* 開解 / 开解
* 難分難解 / 难分难解 (nánfēnnánjiě)
* 難解 / 难解 (nánjiě)
* 難解難分 / 难解难分 (nánjiěnánfēn)
* 電解 / 电解 (diànjiě)
* 電解質 / 电解质 (diànjiězhì)
* 題解 / 题解 (tíjiě)
* 風休冰解 / 风休冰解
* 體解 / 体解
* 點解 / 点解 (dim2 gaai2)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 解(かい) (kai)
* → Korean: 해(解) (hae)
* → Vietnamese: giải (解)
Others:
* → Proto-Tai: *keːꟲ
** Thai: แก้ (gɛ̂ɛ)
** Lao: ແກ້ (kǣ)
** Lü: ᦶᦂᧉ (k̇ae²)
** Shan: ၵႄႈ (kāae)
** Ahom: 𑜀𑜦𑜧 (kē)
* → Vietnamese: giãi

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiè (jie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaai$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gai$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): gá̤
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kài
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ga
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiè
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiè
*** Wade–Giles: chieh$^4$
*** Yale: jyè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieh
*** Palladius: цзе (cze)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaai$^3$
*** Yale: gaai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaai$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːi̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kai³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gá̤
*** Sinological IPA : /kɑ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kài
*** Tâi-lô: kài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kai²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kai²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai²¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ga
*** MiniDict: ga$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ga
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɡa²³/
* Middle Chinese: keaH
Rime :
| Character | 解 |
| Reading # | 3/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (31) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古隘切 |
| Baxter | keaH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kæi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kɛ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kai$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kai$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jià |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaai$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 解 |
| Reading # | 2/4 |
| No. | 6478 |
| Phonetic component | 解 |
| Rime group | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 懈 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːs/ |

#### Definitions

解
* to introduce a scholar to the imperial palace
    解元 ― jièyuán ― laureate of local examinations ("foremost among the presented scholars")
* to send under escort
    押解 ― yājiè ― to take away under escort
* to pawn; to mortgage
* to exchange (money)

#### Compounds

* 墊解 / 垫解
* 女起解
* 投解
* 招解
* 押解 (yājiè)
* 拔解
* 放解
* 申解
* 發解 / 发解
* 皮解庫 / 皮解库
* 解元 (jièyuán)
* 解典庫 / 解典库
* 解典鋪 / 解典铺
* 解子
* 解差
* 解帖
* 解庫 / 解库
* 解款
* 解當 / 解当
* 解當鋪 / 解当铺
* 解發 / 解发
* 解送
* 解頭 / 解头
* 起解
* 遞解 / 递解 (dìjiè)
* 遞解出境 / 递解出境
* 長解 / 长解
* 領解 / 领解

#### Descendants

* → Vietnamese: giải
* → Zhuang: gaiq

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiè (xie$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haai$^6$ / haai$^5$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): hai$^5$
* Eastern Min (BUC): hâi
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hǎi / hāi / ě / ē / ōe
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiè
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siè
*** Wade–Giles: hsieh$^4$
*** Yale: syè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieh
*** Palladius: се (se)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haai$^6$ / haai$^5$
*** Yale: haaih / háaih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haai$^6$ / haai$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hai$^6$ / hai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /haːi̯²²/, /haːi̯¹³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: hai$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /hai³²/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: hâi
*** Sinological IPA : /hɑi²⁴²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎi
*** Tâi-lô: hǎi
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hai²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāi
*** Tâi-lô: hāi
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hai
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hai²²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ě
*** Tâi-lô: ě
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /e²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ē
*** Tâi-lô: ē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: e
*** IPA (Xiamen): /e²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ōe
*** Tâi-lô: uē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: oe
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ue²²/
* hǎi/hāi - literary;
* ě/ē/ōe - vernacular.
* Middle Chinese: heaX, heaH
Rime :
| Character | 解 | 解 |
| Reading # | 1/4 | 4/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (31) | 佳 (31) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 胡買切 | 胡懈切 |
| Baxter | heaX | heaH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦˠɛ$^X$/ | /ɦˠɛ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦᵚæ$^X$/ | /ɦᵚæ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣæi$^X$/ | /ɣæi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦaɨj$^X$/ | /ɦaɨj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣɛ$^X$/ | /ɣɛ$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣai$^X$/ | /ɣai$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣai$^X$/ | /ɣai$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xià | xià |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haai$^6$ | haai$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-kˤreʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡreːʔ/, /*ɡreːs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 解 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | xiè |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ hɛ$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*N-kˁreʔ/ |
| English | understand |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 解 | 解 |
| Reading # | 3/4 | 4/4 |
| No. | 6483 | 6488 |
| Phonetic component | 解 | 解 |
| Rime group | 支 | 支 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 蟹 | 邂 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡreːʔ/ | /*ɡreːs/ |

#### Definitions

解
* skills; moves (of martial arts, dance, acrobatics, etc.)
    渾身解數／浑身解数 ― húnshēnxièshù ― all one's skills
* (dated, music) to conclude a piece; to complete
    From: Taiping Yulan (Readings of the Taiping Era), 977 – 983 CE
    Fú qǔ yǒurú cǐ, dāng yǐ tāqǔ xiè zhī, fāngkě jìn qí shēng yǐ. [Pinyin]
    With a work such like this, another piece should be played to complete it, so that the music finds its fullest expression.
* Used in 解廌 (xièzhì), alternative form of 獬豸 (xièzhì)
* Alternative form of 廨 (xiè, “government office”)
* Alternative form of 懈 (xiè, “to relax”)
* Xie (place name in Hedong, i.e. 河東, in present-day 運城)
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 解㑊
* 解家沖 / 解家冲 (Xièjiāchōng)
* 解廌 (xièzhì)
* 解池
* 跑馬賣解 / 跑马卖解
* 跑馬走解 / 跑马走解

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): hài (hai$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˋ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: hài
*** Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: hài
*** Wade–Giles: hai$^4$
*** Yale: hài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hay
*** Palladius: хай (xaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /xaɪ̯⁵¹/

#### Definitions

解
* Used in 解州 (Xièzhōu).

### References

* “解”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Fifth grade kyōiku kanji)
* solution, untie

#### Readings

* Go-on: け (ke)、げ (ge, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: かい (kai, Jōyō)
* Kun: とく (toku, 解く, Jōyō)、とける (tokeru, 解ける, Jōyō)、とかす (tokasu, 解かす, Jōyō)、ほどく (hodoku, 解く)、わかる (wakaru, 解る)、さとる (satoru, 解る)

#### Compounds

* 解禁(かいきん) (kaikin)
* 解決(かいけつ) (kaiketsu)
* 解(かい)雇(こ) (kaiko)
* 解散(かいさん) (kaisan)
* 解(かい)釈(しゃく) (kaishaku)
* 解除(かいじょ) (kaijo, “cancel, release”)
* 解消(かいしょう) (kaishō)
* 解職(かいしょく) (kaishoku)
* 解析(かいせき) (kaiseki)
* 解説(かいせつ) (kaisetsu)
* 解体(かいたい) (kaitai)
* 解答(かいとう) (kaitō)
* 解凍(かいとう) (kaitō)
* 解読(かいどく) (kaidoku)
* 解任(かいにん) (kainin)
* 解放(かいほう) (kaihō)
* 解剖(かいぼう) (kaibō, “dissection”)
* 解明(かいめい) (kaimei)
* 解約(かいやく) (kaiyaku)
* 解(げ)脱(だつ) (gedatsu)
* 解(げ)毒(どく) (gedoku)
* 解(げ)熱(ねつ) (genetsu)
* 瓦(が)解(かい) (gakai)
* 曲解(きょっかい) (kyokkai)
* 見解(けんかい) (kenkai)
* 誤(ご)解(かい) (gokai)
* 正解(せいかい) (seikai)
* 難解(なんかい) (nankai)
* 氷解(ひょうかい) (hyōkai)
* 分解(ぶんかい) (bunkai)
* 弁解(べんかい) (benkai)
* 明解(めいかい) (meikai)
* 理(り)解(かい) (rikai)
* 了解(りょうかい) (ryōkai)
* 和(わ)解(かい) (wakai)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 解
* かい Grade: 5
* kan'on
From Middle Chinese 解 (MC keaX).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) かい [káꜜì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [ka̠i]

### Affix

解(かい) • (kai)
* divide; split; separate
* untie; loosen; relax; remove
* make clear; explain
* understand; comprehend
* opinion; explanation; solution

### Noun

解(かい) • (kai)
* explanation; interpretation
* (mathematics) solution
* answer; reply (to a given question or problem)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

解 • (hae, gae) (hangeul 해, 개, revised hae, gae, McCune–Reischauer hae, kae, Yale hay, kay)
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#### Compounds

* 해약 (解約)

## Tày
### Verb

解 (transliteration needed)
* Nôm form of cha̱i (“rest;take a break”).

## Vietnamese
### Han character

解: Hán Nôm readings: giải, giãi
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