Characters · 12 strokes · traditional 謝
谢
xiè to thank
Where the shape comes from
The speech radical 讠 again, with 射, to shoot, on the right for the sound. Thanks is something said.
讠speech
射sound
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
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Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
谢谢
xièxie
thank you
感谢
gǎnxiè
to be grateful
谢谢你
xièxie nǐ
thank you
Watch out: the mistake people make
In 谢谢 the second syllable drops to a neutral tone: xièxie, not xièxiè.
The traditional form
In Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau this character is written 謝. It is the same word with the same sound and meaning. This course teaches the simplified form, and the traditional one is here so you recognise it when you see it.