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
Eastern Min (BUC): gāi-sék
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kái-sek / kái-siak

(Teochew, Peng'im): goi² sêg⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ka-seq; ⁵cia-seq

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): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: gaai² sik¹
  - Yale: gáai sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaai² sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: gai² xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    解析
    解釋／解释
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kié-sṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: gie^ˋ siid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gie³ sid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯e³¹ sɨt̚²/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiái-sṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: giai^ˋ siid^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giai³ sid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯ai̯³¹ sɨt̚²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gāi-sék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kai³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lɛiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-sek
  - Tâi-lô: kái-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kayseg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /kai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kái-siak
  - Tâi-lô: kái-siak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kaysiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: goi² sêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kói sek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /koi⁵²⁻³⁵ sek̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ka-seq; ⁵cia-seq
  - MiniDict: ka^去 seh; cia^去 seh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ka-seq; ²jia-seq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ka³³ səʔ⁴⁴/, /t͡ɕia³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: keaX|keaH syek

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)	昔 (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
Baxter	keaX	keaH	syek
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
(literal 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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交代 (jiāodài)
介紹／介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
分解 (fēnjiě)
拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
解說／解说 (jiěshuō)
訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
說／说
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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免
免除 (miǎnchú)
刷 (colloquial)
削 (literary, or in compounds)
削除 (xuēchú)
去掉 (qùdiào)
去除 (qùchú)
報銷／报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
屏除 (bǐngchú)
廓清 (kuòqīng)
打掉 (dǎdiào)
掃／扫
排解 (páijiě)
掃除／扫除 (sǎochú) (figurative)
排除 (páichú)
摒除 (bìngchú)
撤 (chè)
撤除 (chèchú)
消 (xiāo)
消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
消解 (xiāojiě)
消釋／消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
消除 (xiāochú)
淘汰 (táotài)
清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
清除 (qīngchú)
破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
破壞／破坏 (pòhuài)
破除 (pòchú)
祛除 (qūchú)
罷／罢
翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
肅清／肃清 (sùqīng)
蕩／荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
解除 (jiěchú)
鋤／锄 (chú)
鏟除／铲除 (chǎnchú)
除
除去 (chúqù)
除忒 (Hakka)
除掉 (chúdiào)
除開／除开 (chúkāi)
革除 (géchú)
驅散／驱散 (qūsàn)
驅走／驱走 (qūzǒu)
驅除／驱除 (qūchú)

Noun

解釋

Derived terms

解釋器／解释器 (jiěshìqì)
解釋學／解释学 (jiěshìxué)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
解	釋
かい Grade: 5	しゃく Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 解釋 – see the following entry.

【解釈かいしゃく】

[noun] interpretation

[verb] to interpret

(This term, 解釋, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)