解釋

See also: 解释 and 解釈

Chinese

		to loosen; to untie; to explain to loosen; to untie; to explain; to remove; to divide; to dissolve; to solve; solution; send under escort	explain; to release
trad. (解釋)		解	釋
simp. (解释)		解	释

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiěshì
(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai² sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kié-sṳt / kiái-sṳt
Min Dong (BUC): gāi-sék
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): kái-sek / kái-siak
(Teochew, Peng'im): goi² sêg⁴
Wu (Wiktionary): ka seq (T2); jia seq (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiěshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiěshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chieh³-shih⁴
  - Yale: jyě-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jieeshyh
  - Palladius: цзеши (czeši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gaai² sik¹
  - Yale: gáai sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai² sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai² xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    解釋／解释
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kié-sṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie` siid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie³ sid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e³¹ sɨt̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiái-sṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: giai` siid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giai³ sid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯ai̯³¹ sɨt̚²/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gāi-sék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-sek
  - Tâi-lô: kái-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kayseg
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-siak
  - Tâi-lô: kái-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaysiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goi² sêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kói sek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi⁵²⁻³⁵ sek̚²/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ka seq (T2); jia seq (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka̱³³ səʔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕia̱³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /kˠɛ^X|kˠɛ^H ɕiᴇk̚/

Rime
Character	解	解	釋
Reading #	2/4	3/4	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)	佳 (31)	清 (123)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	II	III
Fanqie	佳買切	古隘切	施隻切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠɛ^X/	/kˠɛ^H/	/ɕiᴇk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚæ^X/	/kᵚæ^H/	/ɕiɛk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kæi^X/	/kæi^H/	/ɕiæk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨj^X/	/kaɨj^H/	/ɕiajk̚/
Li Rong	/kɛ^X/	/kɛ^H/	/ɕiɛk̚/
Wang Li	/kai^X/	/kai^H/	/ɕĭɛk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kai^X/	/kai^H/	/ɕi̯ɛk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎ	jià	shi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaai²	gaai³	sik¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤreʔ l̥Ak/
(Zhengzhang): /*kreːʔ|kreːs hljaɡ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	解	釋
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jiě	shì
Middle Chinese	‹ kɛ^X ›	‹ syek ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁreʔ/	/*l̥Ak/
English	cut up; unloose	release; dissolve
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	釋
Reading #	1/4	2/4	1/1
No.	6474	6478	15134
Phonetic component	解	解	睪
Rime group	支	支	鐸
Rime subdivision	0	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	解	懈	釋
Old Chinese	/*kreːʔ/	/*kreːs/	/*hljaɡ/

Verb

解釋

to explain; to elucidate
to analyse; to interpret; to expound
(literally and literary) to remove; to clear; to eliminate; to dispel
- 解釋世俗之疑，辯照是非之理 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  解释世俗之疑，辩照是非之理 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE
  jiěshì shìsú zhī yí, biànzhào shìfēi zhī lǐ [Pinyin]
  freeing the vulgar from their confusion
  and shining a light on the rights and wrongs
- 解釋春風無限恨 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  解释春风无限恨 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. the early 740s, Li Bai (李白), Qing Ping Diao (《清平調》). English translation by Shigeyoshi Obata (小畑薫良), 1922.
  jiěshì chūnfēng wúxiàn hèn [Pinyin]
  Vanquished are the endless longings of love

Synonyms

(to explain):

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Synonyms of 解釋

交代 (jiāodài)
分解 (fēnjiě)
拆白 (Min Nan)
拆破 (Min Nan)
介紹／介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
解說／解说 (jiěshuō)
訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
說／说 (shuō)
說明／说明 (shuōmíng)
說解／说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)

講明／讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
講解／讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
開釋／开释 (kāishì) (literary)
闡明／阐明 (chǎnmíng)
闡發／阐发 (chǎnfā)
闡說／阐说 (chǎnshuō)
闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
闡釋／阐释 (chǎnshì)
陳／陈 (chén) (literary, or in compounds)

(to expound): 闡釋／阐释 (chǎnshì), 闡述／阐述 (chǎnshù), 論述／论述 (lùnshù), (Min Nan) 開拆／开拆
(to remove):

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Synonyms of 解釋

免除 (miǎnchú)
刷 (shuā) (colloquial)
削 (xiāo) (literary, or in compounds)
削除 (xuēchú)
去掉 (qùdiào)
去除 (qùchú)
屏除 (bǐngchú)
廓清 (kuòqīng)
打掉 (dǎdiào)
排解 (páijiě)
排除 (páichú)
摒除 (bìngchú)
撤 (chè)
撤除 (chèchú)
消 (xiāo)
消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
消解 (xiāojiě)
消除 (xiāochú)
淘汰 (táotài)
清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
清除 (qīngchú)

破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
破除 (pòchú)
祛除 (qūchú)
翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
解除 (jiěchú)
除 (chú)
除去 (chúqù)
除忒 (Hakka)
除掉 (chúdiào)
革除 (géchú)
報銷／报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
掃除／扫除 (sǎochú) (figurative)
消釋／消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
破壞／破坏 (pòhuài)
肅清／肃清 (sùqīng)
蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
鏟除／铲除 (chǎnchú)
除開／除开 (chúkāi)
驅散／驱散 (qūsàn)
驅走／驱走 (qūzǒu)
驅除／驱除 (qūchú)

Noun

解釋

explanation
analysis; interpretation

Derived terms

解釋器／解释器 (jiěshìqì)

解釋學／解释学 (jiěshìxué)