谢 xiè thanks
Made up of [讠 yán words radical 149, 射 shè to shoot; to launch; to allude to ]Alternative traditional form of character: 謝
Made with 12 strokes.
The word radical indicates its linguistic use and the 'shoot' right part gives very approximate sound
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Also uses 讠 yán component: 诞 dàn (birth) 访 fǎng (to visit) 话 huà (speech) 记 jì (to record) 谜 mí (riddle) 请 qǐng (please) 谁 shéi (who) 诗 shī (poem) 说 shuō (to speak) 诉 sù (to complain) 语 yǔ (language)
Sounds same
解 xièDifferent tone
些 xiē (some) 写 xiě (write)Phrases
谢 谢 xiè xiè Thanks谢 谢 xiè xiè Thanks
不 谢 bù xiè You're welcome