to thank / to apologize / (of flowers, leaves etc) to wither / to decline

= + : Marie Curie (xi) just came back from her trip to outer space and is standing in front of the launch pad (射) in the elevator's bathroom (e4). She thanks (谢) her sponsors and points towards the sponsors' advertising column (讠), saying that it would have been impossible to go to outer space without their funding.

谢 character breakdown

old variant of 射[she4]
to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)

= + : Mnemonic symbol: a rocket launch pad.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) is ready for takeoff in the elevator's bathroom (e4) and stands on of the launch pad (射) taking a final shower. As there are many journalists, Sherlock prepared to be extra fancy and wears a tight body suit (身). He smiles at the photographers and shows them a thumbs up (寸).
"speech" or "words" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 149) / see also 言字旁[yan2 zi4 pang2]

Mnemonic symbol: this character looks like a big "i" (like in information), and I'll represent it by an advertising column. Maud Younger (y) gives a speech (讠) standing on top of an advertising column (讠) in the anthill's kitchen (an2).

Characters with 谢 as component

谢 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 谢

Thank heavens! / Thank goodness that's worked out so well!
to express one's thanks
shit! (loanword)
letter of thanks
to die / to pass away
to thank sb for favor or hospitality
honorarium / gift as thanks
to decline / to refuse politely
(old) to ask for recompense (for personal services rendered)
to thank the matchmaker
to visit friends to thank them after a funeral
to decline to meet a visitor / to express one's gratitude to one's guests
Xiejiaji district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
Xiejiaji district of Huainan city 淮南市[Huai2 nan2 shi4], Anhui
banquet hosted by students in honor of their teachers
Moiseyev (name) / Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company

Sentences with 谢

lǎo
lín
ju̅
 
 
ǎn
lǎo
su̅n
duo̅
xiè
le