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谢xièto thank
讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
射to shoot · shèSound part
讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 射 (shè) hints at the sound. Compare it with xiè.
谢xièto thanklight in 谢谢
讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
射to shoot · shèSound part
讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 射 (shè) hints at the sound. Compare it with xie.
How to write 谢谢
谢 12 strokes
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Stroke order chart for 谢谢 (xièxie). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.
谢谢 (xièxie) means “thank you” or “to thank”. It is an HSK 1 word, so it is one of the words learners meet early.
Say it xièxie: xiè with a 4th tone, then xie with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 谢谢 is written 謝謝. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xiexie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 谢谢 from the suggestions. Typing xiexie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
谢谢 is an HSK 1 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.
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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.
谢xiè4th tone, falling
谢xieneutral tone, light and short
