Meta:

  1. 解 is the 201st most frequent character.
  2. has 4 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 122 words.
  4. appears as a component in 7 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> , No glyph available
Radical :
=> (horn), (knife), (cow)
Graphical :
=> , , , , , 丿, , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Xie4 - surname Xie
  2. jie3 - to divide/to break up/to split/to separate/to dissolve/to solve/to melt/to remove/to untie/to loosen/to open/to emancipate/to explain/to understand/to know/a solution/a dissection
  3. jie4 - to transport under guard
  4. xie4 - acrobatic display (esp. on horseback) (old)/variant of 懈[xie4] and 邂[xie4] (old)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie3): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie3): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie4): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jue2'. It has the same pinyin initial.
  4. Pronunciation clue for 解 (jie4): The component 角 is pronounced as 'jiao3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

了解 
理解 
 
解决 (解決)
解释 (解釋)

Medium Frequency

不解 
分解 
化解 
善解人意 
求解 
溶解 
瓦解 
破解 
缓解 (緩解)
见解 (見解)
解冻 (解凍)
解剖 
解压 (解壓)
解密 
解放 
解放军 (解放軍)
解救 
解散 
解析 
解毒 
解码 (解碼)
解禁 
解答 
解脱 (解脫)
解药 (解藥)
解说 (解說)
解读 (解讀)
解酒 
解锁 (解鎖)
解开 (解開)
解除 
详解 (詳解)
误解 (誤解)
调解 (調解)
谅解 (諒解)
讲解 (講解)
费解 (費解)
辩解 (辯解)

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Meta:

  1. 说 is the 24th most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 91 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (speech), (eight/divide), (mouth), (legs)
Graphical :
=> , , , , 丿,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. shui4 - to canvass/to persuade/see 遊說|游说[you2 shui4], to canvass and 說客|说客[shui4 ke4], persuasive speaker
  2. shuo1 - to speak/to say/to explain/to scold/to tell off/a theory (usually in compounds such as 日心说 heliocentric theory)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 说 (shui4): The component 兑 is pronounced as 'dui4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

传说 (傳說)
 ()

Medium Frequency

来说 (來說)
小说 (小說)
据说 (據說)
听说 (聽說)
解说 (解說)
诉说 (訴說)
说不定 (說不定)
说出 (說出)
说好 (說好)
说明 (說明)
说服 (說服)
说法 (說法)
说话 (說話)
说说 (說說)
说谎 (說謊)
说起 (說起)
说道 (說道)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.