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thank

HSK 10 N1
xiè
シャ
あやま.る
Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 射 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (謝)
say+ shoot =
thank
Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
Phonetic component
shè shoot
old variant of 射[shè]
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Simplified (谢)
speech+ shoot =
thank
Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
讠 is a component form of 言.
Phonetic component
shè shoot
old variant of 射[shè]
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [Xiè]
surname Xie
/ [xiè]
to thank; to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc); to decline
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あや
Aya surname
しぇ
She surname
しえ
Shie surname
しゃ
Sha surname
しや
Shiya surname
しやち
Shiyachi surname
じゃ
Ja surname