Radical 讠

12 strokes

謝

words 讠 (67c) + shoot 射 (108a) = thank 谢

[谢谢你 (51) xièxie nǐ thank you]

The bank robbers had used their guns to shoot holes in the bank’s door spelling out the words “thank you” before they left. / The two dwarves agree to let them stash the money in their shed until the heat is off. (Try to visualize both of the dwarves — maybe one is holding open the shed door, while the other one keeps a look out for the cops!)

body 身 (107) + inch 寸 (104a) = shoot 射

Note that the final stroke of “body” gets truncated here.

The sniper moves his body forward an inch at a time until he has a clear view and can shoot at his target. / [No pronunciation needed]