謝

謝 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 卜口竹竹戈 (YRHHI), four-corner 0460₀, composition ⿰訁射)

• 𫌗

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1176, character 2
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35827
• Dae Jaweon: page 1640, character 5
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4005, character 21
• Unihan data for U+8B1D

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ljaːɡs) : semantic 言 (“word; speech”) + phonetic 射 (OC *ɢljaːɡs, *laːɡs, *ɢljaːɡ, *laːɡ).

謝

1. to excuse oneself; to make an apology; to apologise

   謝罪／谢罪  ―  xièzuì  ―  to apologize

   • 其嗟也可去，其謝也可食。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     其嗟也可去，其谢也可食。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Rites, c. 4^th – 2^nd century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Qí jiē yě kě qù, qí xiè yě kě shí. [Pinyin]

     When the other expressed his pity as he did, the man might have gone away. When he apologised, the man might have taken the food

2. to decline; to renounce; to refuse

   謝絕／谢绝  ―  xièjué  ―  to decline

   閉門謝客／闭门谢客  ―  bìménxièkè  ―  to close one’s door to visitors

3. to modestly decline
4. to resign; to stand down
5. to take leave; to leave; to say goodbye

   謝世／谢世  ―  xièshì  ―  to pass away (literally, “to leave the world”)

6. to tell; to warn

   • 多謝後世人，戒之慎勿忘。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     多谢后世人，戒之慎勿忘。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 孔雀東南飛

     Duō xiè hòushì rén, jiè zhī shèn wù wàng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

7. to send one's regards to
8. to thank; to express gratitude to

   感謝／感谢  ―  gǎnxiè  ―  to thank

   謝天謝地／谢天谢地  ―  xiètiānxièdì  ―  thank goodness (literally, “to thank heaven and earth”)

9. thanks; gratitude; gratefulness
10. thank you; thanks
11. thanks; thank you

    謝謝！／谢谢！  ―  Xièxie!  ―  Thank you!

    多謝救命之恩。／多谢救命之恩。  ―  Duōxiè jiùmìngzhī'ēn.  ―  Thank you for saving my life.

12. to thank with a gift; to recompense
13. to decline; to wane; to wither

    花謝了。／花谢了。  ―  Huā xiè le.  ―  The flowers have withered.

14. to avoid; to avert
15. to pass away; to depart this life
16. (historical) region of ancient China in present-day Henan
17. a surname

    謝長廷／谢长廷  ―  Xiè Chángtíng  ―  Frank Hsieh (ROC (Taiwan) Representative to Japan)

    • 舊時王謝堂前燕，飛入尋常百姓家。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
      旧时王谢堂前燕，飞入寻常百姓家。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

      From: Tang Dynasty, Liu Yuxi, 《烏衣巷》

      Jiùshí Wáng Xiè táng qián yàn, fēi rù xúncháng bǎixìng jiā. [Pinyin]

      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

• → English: Hsieh, Xie, Tse, Chia, Seah

• “謝”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

(grade 5 “Kyōiku” kanji)

1. apologize
2. thank
3. refuse

• Go-on: じゃ (ja)
• Kan-on: しゃ (sha, Jōyō)
• Kun: あやまる (ayamaru, 謝る, Jōyō); わび (wabi); ことわる (kotowaru, 謝る)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [sʰa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [사]

Wikisource 謝 (eumhun 사례할 사 (saryehal sa))

1. Hanja form^? of 사 (“apologize”).

謝: Hán Nôm readings: tạ

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