<p>You can say <em>谢了</em> to mean thanks.</p>

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Thanks. Are there any single characters that I can use to say "thanks"?
Trindaz
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谢 is okay but not super clear
Mou某
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@Trindaz, in ancient Chinese, 谢 means 谢谢 or 感谢， as in 谢主隆恩! So, it's ok for you to use 谢 as a mandarin emoji.
dan
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Mou某
<p>If you're talking or typing, a single 谢 is impolite. It feels like you're so unwilling to thank that you don't even want to say/type one more character.</p>

<p>If you're using it in a symbol/icon/emoji picture, then it's OK, and won't cause any confusion, nobody would take it as "wither".</p>

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Jason Swift
<p>it is not polite to use 谢 to someone.so if you really want to express your thankness,use 谢谢 or 谢谢你.谢了 is also not very polite but much better than 谢.in our culture,abbreviated words are usually used in the case when superior talk to subordinate or senior talk to junior,like father talk to son.if you want to show your respect to someone use more characters instead single,like if you want to say ok,use 好的 instead of 好.
and never use 谢他,it is the transcription of <em>shit</em> in china.who told you use that must be joking you or he dont know chinese.</p>

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J.Wang
<p>You can use '谢' as a short form of the verb '感谢' and write 谢他 instead of 感谢他, but using it as a short form of the expression '谢了' or '谢谢' would sound very blunt. Why use a blunt tone when you try to express gratitude? </p>

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Tang Ho
<p>Is it meaningful to say "谢" only? Google Translate implies that it may also mean "wither". I want to use it to say "thanks" instead of both characters.</p>

<p>I am looking for single characters that I can use for some mandarin emojis, one of which is to mean "thankyou".</p>

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2017-11-21T01:45:52.030Z
Emoji is different from normal language. The whole design should be considered, I think.
fefe
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2017-11-21T13:26:25.903Z
Surprisingly, we often use `thx` or `3x` on the internet. (Chinese `3` sounds like `th`). And single char `谢` may also means `谢绝` or `谢罪`, which has totally different meaning.
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Can 谢谢 be abbreviated to a single syllable 谢?
# Can 谢谢 be abbreviated to a single syllable 谢?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-20)

Is it meaningful to say "谢" only? Google Translate implies that it may also mean "wither". I want to use it to say "thanks" instead of both characters.

I am looking for single characters that I can use for some mandarin emojis, one of which is to mean "thankyou".

**Tags:** translation, usage

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Emoji is different from normal language. The whole design should be considered, I think.  
> **username_2**: Surprisingly, we often use `thx` or `3x` on the internet. (Chinese `3` sounds like `th`). And single char `谢` may also means `谢绝` or `谢罪`, which has totally different meaning.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2017-11-20. Score: 1

You can say *谢了* to mean thanks.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Thanks. Are there any single characters that I can use to say "thanks"?  
> **username_3**: 谢 is okay but not super clear  
> **username_4**: @username_0, in ancient Chinese, 谢 means 谢谢 or 感谢， as in 谢主隆恩! So, it's ok for you to use 谢 as a mandarin emoji.  

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### Answer by username_5 on 2017-11-21. Score: 1

If you're talking or typing, a single 谢 is impolite. It feels like you're so unwilling to thank that you don't even want to say/type one more character.

If you're using it in a symbol/icon/emoji picture, then it's OK, and won't cause any confusion, nobody would take it as "wither".


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### Answer by username_6 on 2017-11-20. Score: 0

it is not polite to use 谢 to someone.so if you really want to express your thankness,use 谢谢 or 谢谢你.谢了 is also not very polite but much better than 谢.in our culture,abbreviated words are usually used in the case when superior talk to subordinate or senior talk to junior,like father talk to son.if you want to show your respect to someone use more characters instead single,like if you want to say ok,use 好的 instead of 好.
and never use 谢他,it is the transcription of *shit* in china.who told you use that must be joking you or he dont know chinese.


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### Answer by username_7 on 2017-11-20. Score: 0

You can use '谢' as a short form of the verb '感谢' and write 谢他 instead of 感谢他, but using it as a short form of the expression '谢了' or '谢谢' would sound very blunt. Why use a blunt tone when you try to express gratitude?


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