谢赫 (Xiè Hè) — Xie He (c. 5th–6th century Chinese art theorist…

Definition

谢赫 (Xiè Hè) is a proper name — a 5th–6th century Chinese art theorist and painter, best known for formulating the Six Laws (六法) of Chinese painting.

noun

Xie He (c. 5th–6th century Chinese art theorist and painter)

谢赫。
Xiè Hè Zài zhōng guó huì huà shǐ shàng fēi cháng zhòng yào.
Xie He is very important in the history of Chinese painting.
谢赫。
Xiè Hè Tí chū de liù fǎ shì huì huà lǐ lùn de jī chǔ.
The Six Laws proposed by Xie He are the foundation of painting theory.
谢赫。
Hěn duō xué zhě yán jiū Xiè Hè de huì huà sī xiǎng.
Many scholars study Xie He's thoughts on painting.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 謝; 谢 is its simplified writing.

言射謝

Meaning part形符xíngfú

言言yánword; speech

Sound part声符shēngfú

射

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 謝 pairs 言 (word; speech) with 射, which gives the sound. The simplified 谢 is a written form of this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

赫 is made from two copies of the same part, and that part also gives its sound.