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

gratitude / thanks
to thank sb for favor (esp. emperor or superior official)
honorarium / gift as thanks
to apologize for an offense / to offer one's apology for a fault
to refuse politely
Xie He (479-502), portrait painter from Qi of Southern dynasties 南齊|南齐[Nan2 Qi2]
Sharif (name) / Nawaz Sharif (1949-), Pakistani politician
speech of thanks
to excuse oneself because of illness
to decline gratefully
Chea Sim, president of Cambodian National Assembly
Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Xaitongmoin county, Tibetan: Bzhad mthong smon rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
Frank Chang-ting Hsieh (1946-), Taiwanese DPP politician, mayor of Kaohsiung 1998-2005
Tse Ting-Fung or Nicholas Tse (1980-), Cantopop star
Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋
closed to visitors / no admittance
carnival (esp. Christian)

Sentences with 谢

lǎo
lín
ju̅
 
 
ǎn
lǎo
su̅n
duo̅
xiè
le