Chinese symbol for “decipher”
解读
jiě dú
Traditional: 解讀
to decipher; to decode; to interpret
The closest CC-CEDICT match for decipher is 解读 (jiě dú), defined as: to decipher; to decode; to interpret.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “decipher”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 破译 (破譯) | pò yì | to decipher; to decode |
| 破解 | pò jiě | to break (a bond, constraint etc); to explain |
| 解密 | jiě mì | to declassify; (computing) to decrypt |
| 解码 (解碼) | jiě mǎ | to decode; to decipher |
| 释读 (釋讀) | shì dú | to read and interpret ancient texts; to decipher |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 解读.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 了解 | liǎo jiě | to understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out |
| 解决 (解決) | jiě jué | to solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc) |
| 解释 (解釋) | jiě shì | explanation; to explain |
| 理解 | lǐ jiě | to comprehend; to understand |
| 解放 | jiě fàng | to liberate; to emancipate |
| 阅读 (閱讀) | yuè dú | to read |
| 读者 (讀者) | dú zhě | reader |
| 读书 (讀書) | dú shū | to read a book; to study |
See also: Japanese symbol for “decipher”.
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