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.

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Words with 谢

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

鸣谢

míng xiè

to express gratitude (esp. in public)

不用谢

bù yòng xiè

You're welcome

不谢

bù xiè

don't mention it; not at all

代谢

dài xiè

replacement

凋谢

diāo xiè

to wither

分解代谢

fēn jiě dài xiè

catabolism (biology)

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