Pinyin: xièEnglish Definition: to thank; to apologize; to wither (of flowers, leaves etc); to decline
Chinese Definition:
①对别人的帮助或赠与表示感激:谢谢。谢仪。谢忱(谢意)。谢恩。谢意。面谢。致谢。感谢。
②认错,道歉:谢过。谢罪。
③推辞:谢绝。闭门谢客。
④凋落,衰退:谢顶。谢世(去世)。凋谢。新陈代谢。
⑤告诉,询问:“使人称谢:‘皇帝敬劳将军’”。
⑥逊,不[例]锦江何谢曲江池?”
⑦古同“榭”,建在台上的房屋。
⑧姓氏。
Total strokes: 12;
Radical: 言 Pictophonetic:
射 indicates the sound;
讠 (speech) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:- ⿰ Left to right
- 讠 [ yán ] words, speech; to speak, to say
- 射 [ shè ] to shoot, to eject, to emit