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Chinese symbol for “undo”

解开
jiě kāi
Traditional: 解開
to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for undo is 解开 (jiě kāi), defined as: to untie; to undo; to solve (a mystery).

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
开 kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
radical 55 ⼶ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “undo”

WordPinyinMeaning
撤销 (撤銷)chè xiāoto cancel; to revoke; to rescind; (computing) to undo

Related words

Other words that share a character with 解开.

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
开始 (開始)kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start
开发 (開發)kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave

See also: Japanese symbol for “undo”.

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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