Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 射 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (謝)
Simplified (谢)
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唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
謝
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
謝
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
謝
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
謝
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
謝
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谢 / 謝 [Xiè]
surname Xie
谢 / 謝 [xiè]
to thank; to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc); to decline
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
謝 あや
Aya surname
謝 しぇ
She surname
謝 しえ
Shie surname
謝 しゃ
Sha surname
謝 しや
Shiya surname
謝 しやち
Shiyachi surname
謝 じゃ
Ja surname
CHINESE WORDS (71)
谢谢 [xièxie] #85
to thank
感谢 [gǎnxiè] #390
(express) thanks
多谢 [duōxiè] #1,114
many thanks
代谢 [dàixiè] #15,609
replacement
谢天谢地 [xiètiānxièdì] #2,432
Thank heavens!
新陈代谢 [xīnchéndàixiè] #18,624
metabolism (biology)
谢霆锋 [XièTíngfēng] #14,447
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
答谢 [dáxiè] #21,164
to express one's thanks
谢长廷 [XièChángtíng] #19,085
Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005
谢意 [xièyì] #12,166
gratitude
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JAPANESE WORDS (69)
⭐ 感謝 [かんしゃ] #800
thanks
⭐ 謝る [あやまる] #1,358
to apologize (apologise)
⭐ 謝罪 [しゃざい] #2,435
apology
慰謝料 [いしゃりょう] #17,912
consolation money
⭐ 謝礼 [しゃれい] #22,121
reward
感謝の念 [かんしゃのねん] #28,637
feelings of gratitude
平謝り [ひらあやまり] #33,612
earnest apology
⭐ 謝意 [しゃい] #34,946
gratitude
⭐ 代謝 [たいしゃ] #36,377
metabolism
謝辞 [しゃじ] #38,871
words of thanks
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