谢

謝

xiè

射 + 讠

Definitions

xiè (verb) to thank; to express gratitude

xiè (verb) to apologize

xiè (verb) to wither (of flowers, leaves)

Etymology

Simplified form of 謝. Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 射 represents the sound.

Semantic: 讠 Phonetic: 射

About

The simplified character 谢 derives from the traditional 謝, which is a phono-semantic compound combining the meaning component 言 ('speech, words') and the phonetic component 射 ('to shoot'). In simplification, 言 was reduced to the radical 讠. Its earliest meaning was to apologize or express regret verbally; later it came to express gratitude and thanks. The character also took on the extended meanings of declining an offer, stepping down, and describing the fading or withering of flowers and leaves.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

谢谢你来看我。

Xièxie nǐ lái kàn wǒ.

Thank you for coming to see me.

我感谢你的支持。

Wǒ gǎnxiè nǐ de zhīchí.

I thank you for your support.

她谢绝了那份工作。

Tā xièjué le nà fèn gōngzuò.

She declined that job.

玫瑰凋谢得很快。

Méiguī diāoxiè de hěn kuài.

Roses wither quickly.

他为自己错误谢罪。

Tā wèi zìjǐ cuòwù xièzuì.

He apologized for his mistake.

音乐会以谢幕结束。

Yīnyuèhuì yǐ xièmù jiéshù.

The concert ended with a curtain call.

公司今日谢客盘点。

Gōngsī jīnrì xiè kè pándiǎn.

The company is closed to visitors for inventory today.

尽管他谢绝了帮助，我仍然感谢他。

Jǐnguǎn tā xièjué le bāngzhù, wǒ réngrán gǎnxiè tā.

Even though he declined help, I still thank him.

Related Characters

Component: 射

Component: 讠

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