What does 分解 mean?

分解
to decompose; to break down
It can also mean
- (in novels) to tell (as in 且听下回分解)
- to resolve; to analyze
Its characters
- 分 to tell apart
- 解 to solve
In a sentence
细菌能把落叶慢慢分解。 Bacteria can slowly break down fallen leaves.
1983年,王永民推出了五笔字型,把汉字分解成一个个“字根”,用普通键盘上的字母键就能输入,只是得先记住一百多个字根。
From 汉字没有字母,中国人怎么打字? · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet?
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