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Chinese symbol for “decompression”

解压缩
jiě yā suō
Traditional: 解壓縮
to decompress; decompression (esp. computer)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decompression is 解压缩 (jiě yā suō), defined as: to decompress; decompression (esp. computer).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

解 jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
压 yā
press; oppress; crush; pressure
radical 27 ⼚ · 6 strokes
缩 suō
to withdraw, to shrink, to pull back; abbreviation
radical 120 ⽷ · 14 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解压缩.

WordPinyinMeaning
了解liǎo jiěto understand; to know about; to learn about; to find out
解决 (解決)jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate; to wipe out (an enemy, bandits etc)
解释 (解釋)jiě shìexplanation; to explain
理解lǐ jiěto comprehend; to understand
解放jiě fàngto liberate; to emancipate
压力 (壓力)yā lìpressure
镇压 (鎮壓)zhèn yāsuppression; repression
压迫 (壓迫)yā pòto oppress; to repress
缩短 (縮短)suō duǎnto shorten; to reduce; to curtail

See also: Japanese symbol for “decompression”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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