解除 jiěchú▶ Meringankan

Stroke order

解除 is written in 22 strokes across 2 characters.

• 解 — 13 strokes
• 除 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. to remove
2. to sack
3. to get rid of
4. to relieve (sb of their duties)
5. to free
6. to lift (an embargo)
7. to rescind (an agreement)

Related words

• 除kecuali
• 分解membusuk
• 和解kompromi
• 废除Menghapus
• 开除Mengusir
• 排除menghilangkan; menghapus; melarang

解除 is pronounced jiěchú and means “Meringankan”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 解除 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.