Memory phrase for the Kanji: 谢
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谢 |
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Meaning
| to thank, apologize, to wither (of flowers)
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Pronunciation |
xiè |
Explanation |
Left: word 讠/言 (sound waves out of a mouth 口), right: shoot 射 (The body 身 [is in a lateral position] and has a skillful hand 寸, when shooting) |
Mnemonic
| The words after the shot were thanks (or apologies).
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Radicals
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讠
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word | traditionally 言, which shows sound waves out of a mouth |
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身
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body | |
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寸
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skillful hand | Image of a hand 一 forearm 丨 and pulse 丶. It was originally also the distance of one inch (Length: 1 ts'wun = 3.72 cm) from the hand's palm to the pulse. This also stood for a small amount. In the mnemonic, it is used as "skillful hand". |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 代谢 |
dài xiè |
replacement; substitution; metabolism (biol.) |
| 感谢 |
gǎn xiè |
(express) thanks; gratitude; grateful; thankful; thanks |
| 新陈代谢 |
xīn chén dài xiè |
metabolism (biology); the new replaces the old (idiom) |
| 谢谢 |
xiè xie |
to thank; thanks |
| 谢谢 |
xiè xie |
to thank; thanks |
| 谢霆锋 |
Xiè Tíng fēng |
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), cantopop star |
| 谢帖 |
xiè tiě |
letter of thanks |
| 谢忱 |
xiè chén |
gratitude; thankful; sincerely grateful |
| 谢忱 |
xiè chén |
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