解除 jiěchú▶ บรรเทา, คลาย

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ยกเว้น
• 分解ย่อยสลาย
• 和解ประนีประนอม
• 废除ยกเลิก
• 开除ขับไล่, ไล่ออก
• 排除กำจัด; เอาออก; ห้าม

解除 is pronounced jiěchú and means “บรรเทา, คลาย”. 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.