Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Chinese (Hokkien), Chinese (Teochew) Scripts 谢(Chinese) 謝(Traditional Chinese) Pronounced Pron. SHYA(Hokkien) CHYA(Hokkien) SYA(Teochew) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Hokkien and Teochew romanization of Xie chiefly used in Singapore.