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.

     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.

     (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.

      (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–

(Fifth grade 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):
• Phonetic hangul:

Korean Wikisource has texts containing the hanja:

謝

Wikisource

謝 (eumhun 사례할 사 (saryehal sa))

1. hanja form^? of 사 (“apologize”)

謝: Hán Nôm readings: tạ

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