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Mandarin · pinyin suǒ jiě

to seek an answer
to look for an explanation
to explain
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索: suǒ · large rope, cable; rules, laws; to demand, to exact; to search, inquire; isolated
解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧

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3–3 · suo3 jie3

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