Dong Chinese dictionary

xiè

thank

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

Components

讠 Meaning component

yán

speech

讠 is a component form of 言.

射 Sound component

shè

shoot

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

xiè

thank; decline; to thank; to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc); to decline

Xiè

surname Xie

Most common words with 谢

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