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Chinese symbol for “decrypt”

解密
jiě mì
to declassify; (computing) to decrypt; to decipher

The closest CC-CEDICT match for decrypt is 解密 (jiě mì), defined as: to declassify; (computing) to decrypt; to decipher.

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Characters and stroke order

解 jiě
to explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
radical 148 ⾓ · 13 strokes
密 mì
secret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thick
radical 40 ⼧ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解密.

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
秘密mì mìsecret; private; confidential; clandestine; a secret
密码 (密碼)mì mǎcipher; secret code; password; PIN
密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc)

See also: Japanese symbol for “decrypt”.

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.