to thank (谢谢, 感谢); to apologize (谢罪); to decline (谢绝); to wither (凋谢)
谢 is to thank — to feel and show gratitude, and sometimes to decline.
GF0025–2021 character list · 一级WHOLE GLYPH & STRUCTURE
ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 射 the sound — kept as one sound unit with its written pieces nested.
WHOLE CHARACTER
to thank (谢谢, 感谢); to apologize (谢罪); to decline (谢绝); to wither (凋谢)
谢 is to thank — to feel and show gratitude, and sometimes to decline.
ZDIC: 形声; the speech side carries the meaning, 射 the sound — kept as one sound unit with its written pieces nested.
MEANING
speech (from 言)
The simplified speech form; not a standalone page.
In 谢: meaning Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
SOUND
to shoot; to fire
The sound side named by ZDIC for 谢, kept as one unit with 身 and 寸 nested; shè and xiè differ in initial and final (the tone matches).
In 谢: sound Shown with its documented or clearly limited role.
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