谢

xiè

to thank

surname Xie; (bound form) to apologize; (bound form) to decline; to refuse; (bound form) (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither

words (讠) + sound xiè (射) = to thank, apologize, or wither

The speech radical (讠) carries the meaning: words said in thanks, apology, or farewell. 射 mainly contributes the sound xiè and does not drive the meaning here.

讠+射→谢
射To shootPhonetic
讠SpeechSemantic

他向老师道谢,感谢她的帮助。

tā xiàng lǎo shī dào xiè, gǎn xiè tā de bāng zhù。

He thanked the teacher, expressing gratitude for her help.

院子里的花已经凋谢了,叶子也落了。

yuàn zi lǐ de huā yǐ jīng diāo xiè le, yè zi yě luò le。

The flowers in the courtyard have already withered, and the leaves have fallen too.

Words with 谢

鸣谢

míng xiè

to express gratitude (esp. in public)

致谢

zhì xiè

expression of gratitude

谢长廷

xiè cháng tíng

Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005

代谢

dài xiè

replacement

道谢

dào xiè

to express thanks

酪氨酸代谢病

lào ān suān dài xiè bìng

(medicine) tyrosinosis

酬谢

chóu xiè

to thank with a gift

铭谢

míng xiè

to express gratitude (esp. in public)

雕谢

diāo xiè

variant of 凋謝|凋谢[diao1 xie4]

顶谢

dǐng xiè

to bow in thanks

不用谢

bù yòng xiè

You're welcome

不谢

bù xiè

don't mention it; not at all

More characters with 讠

读诽诺请狱诸诼诹