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Chinese symbol for “dissect”

解剖
jiě pōu
to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy

The closest CC-CEDICT match for dissect is 解剖 (jiě pōu), defined as: to dissect (an animal); to analyze; anatomy.

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
剖 pōu
to bisect, to dissect, to slice
radical 18 ⼑ · 10 strokes

Other Chinese words for “dissect”

WordPinyinMeaning
剖析pōu xīto analyze; to dissect
剖视 (剖視)pōu shìto analyze; to dissect

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解剖.

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
剖析pōu xīto analyze; to dissect
解剖学 (解剖學)jiě pōu xuéanatomy
剖腹产 (剖腹產)pōu fù chǎncesarean birth

See also: Japanese symbol for “dissect”.

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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