The character 决 — “decide”: how to write it and what it means
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The Chinese character 决 is read jué and means “decide”. Below: the stroke order step by step, what the character is made of and the words it appears in.
Stroke order: how to write 决
决 has 6 strokes. At each step the new stroke is highlighted — write them in the same order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical, a frame before what is inside it, and the bottom stroke of the frame last.
To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for 决, with strokes to trace and empty squares.
What 决 is made of
On the left, 冫 “ice”.
The parts of a character hint at its meaning or its reading — more in the article “Chinese character radicals”.
Words with 决
- 决定decide; decisionHSK 3
- 解决solve (a problem)HSK 3
- 决心determination; make up one's mindHSK 5
- 决赛finalHSK 5
- 坚决resolute, determinedHSK 6
- 决策make decisions; decision, policyHSK 6
Frequently asked questions
How do you write the character 决?
决 has 6 strokes. They follow the usual rules: top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical, outside before inside. The order of each stroke is shown on this page.
What does 决 mean?
决 means “decide”. It appears in 决定 (“decide”), 解决 (“solve”), 决心 (“determination”), 决赛 (“final”).
How do you pronounce 决?
决 is read jué. The tone is part of the reading: with another melody it becomes another syllable.
How many strokes does 决 have?
6 strokes.
More characters on the page “Chinese characters with meanings” and in the list of HSK characters by level; whole words are in the dictionary.
Write 决 yourself
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