谢
謝xiè
#895 most
frequent character
to thank, (bound form) to apologize
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
谢 uses 讠 speech as the meaning part and 射 yè (also shè) as the sound part. It first meant to resign or reject. The meaning grew to bid farewell, to fade away, to apologize, and finally to thank.
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