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Chinese symbol for “thanks”

谢谢
xiè xie
Traditional: 謝謝
to thank; thanks; thank you

The closest CC-CEDICT match for thanks is 谢谢 (xiè xie), defined as: to thank; thanks; thank you.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

谢 xiè
to thank; to refuse politely
radical 149 ⾔ · 12 strokes
谢
谢 xie
to thank; to refuse politely
radical 149 ⾔ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “thanks”

WordPinyinMeaning
谢意 (謝意)xiè yìgratitude; thanks

Related words

Other words that share a character with 谢谢.

WordPinyinMeaning
感谢 (感謝)gǎn xièto thank; to be grateful
多谢 (多謝)duō xièmany thanks; thanks a lot
代谢 (代謝)dài xièreplacement; substitution
非常感谢 (非常感謝)fēi cháng gǎn xièextremely grateful; very thankful
谢天谢地 (謝天謝地)xiè tiān xiè dì(idiom) thank goodness

See also: Japanese symbol for “thanks”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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