解(jiě)

Origin:

甲骨文的字形由“牛”、“角”和两只手组成,意思是用手解剖牛角,所以“解”的基本意思是“分开”、“打开”。
On ancient oracle bone inscriptions, “解” is made up of the characters representing a cow, ox horn and two hands, which together mean to dissect ox horns by hand . As such, the original meaning of “解” was to separate or unfold.

Meaning:

to separate; divide; untie; undo

Words:

解开(jiěkāi): to loose; undo; untie
解除(jiěchú): to remove; relieve; free; get rid of
解答(jiědá): to answer; explain
解放(jiěfàng): to liberate; emancipate; free; set free
解雇(jiěgù): to discharge; dismiss; fire; sack
解救(jiějiù): to solve; resolve; settle

Sentences:

1、Lǎoshī yīnggāi nàixīn jiědá xuésheng de wèntí.
老师应该耐心解答学生的问题。
Teachers should patiently resolve their students’ questions.

2、Yóuyú shàngbān jīngcháng chídào,tā bèi gōngsī jiěgù le.
由于上班经常迟到,他被公司解雇了。
He was fired because he was always late for work.

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