Definitions
(verb)
to decide; to determine
(verb)
to breach; to burst (of water)
(adverb)
definitely; certainly
About
The character "决" in its traditional form is written as "決", composed of the water component (水) on the left and the component 夬 on the right, a structure which points to its original concrete meaning of water breaching a barrier or bursting through a bank. This fundamental sense of opening a passage for water extended metaphorically to the idea of bringing a matter to a conclusion, leading to its primary abstract meanings of deciding, judging, or determining an outcome. The character’s structure in its simplified form replaced the water component with the two-dot ice radical (冫), a graphical alteration that streamlined the character while the core semantic shift from a physical breach to a figurative resolution remained central to its usage.
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我决定去北京。
他解决了这个难题。
她有决心学好英语。
决赛非常精彩。
我决不忘记你的帮助。
公司决定开发新产品。
经过思考，他做出了决定。
在困难面前，我们必须坚决应对。