Meaning
breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine
Chinese: 决定、决断；也指堤坝裂开。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “jue” becomes a different word in each tone. 决 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 决定jué dìngto decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (
- 解决jiě juéto solve; to resolve; to settle (a problem); to eliminate
- 决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)
- 决心jué xīndetermination; resolution; determined; firm and resolute
- 坚决jiān juéfirm; resolute; determined
Example Sentence
这件事我还没决定。Zhè jiàn shì wǒ hái méi jué dìng.I have not decided this matter yet.
这Zhèthis件jiànitem事shìmatter我wǒI还háistill没méinot决定jué dìngdecision (CL:个,项)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
冫 (water) plus 夬 (sound): water bursting a dyke — decisively cut through. It means ‘to decide, determine; definitely, certainly; (of water) to burst; to execute’ (决定, 决心, 坚决). Simplified from 決.
A way to remember it
Cutting through like a bursting dyke — to decide, decisively.