謝
xièXiè

thank

谢 (謝) xiè frequency
thank verb
to express gratitude or thanks

为了报答救命之恩，他专门制作了一面锦旗前去致谢。

wèi​le bào​dá jiù​mìng zhī ēn, tā zhuān​mén zhì​zuò le yī miàn jǐn​qí qián​qù zhì xiè.

To repay the kindness of saving his life, he specially made a silk banner to express his thanks.

decline idiom
to refuse or decline an invitation or gift

这位老人近年来闭门谢客，不再参与任何社会活动。

zhè wèi lǎo​rén jìn​nián lái bì​mén xiè kè, bù zài cān​yù rèn​hé shè​huì huó​dòng.

The old man has declined visitors in recent years and no longer participates in any social activities.

wither verb
to fade, wilt, or fall off (of flowers or leaves)

院子里的桃花已经谢了。

yuàn​zi lǐ de táo​huā yǐ​jīng xiè le.

The peach blossoms in the yard have already withered.

apologize verb
to express regret or offer an apology

为了表达歉意，他特地登门谢罪。

wèi​le biǎo​dá qiàn​yì, tā tè​dì dēng​mén xiè​zuì.

To express his apologies, he made a special visit to their home to apologize in person.

谢 (謝) Xiè
Xie proper name
surname Xie

谢先生是我的老师。

Xiè xiān​sheng shì wǒ de lǎo​shī.

Mr. Xie is my teacher.

Frequency
Character
Written text
897th most common 194.1 per million
Movie subtitles
69th most common 2576.1 per million appears in 98% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
86.9 per million appears in 29% of films
Written text
34.1 per million

Details
Simplified
谢
Strokes
17
Unicode
U+8B1D

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)