税 shuì taxes
taxes; duties
怎么记住“税”: 禾 grain + 兑 convert = taxes. The farmer sells his grain at the market, has to convert the coins into bank notes, and half of it goes on taxes.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
税 = 禾 grain + 兑 convert
- 禾 grain meaning
- 兑 convert sound
The farmer sells his grain at the market, has to convert the coins into bank notes, and half of it goes on taxes.
How it came to be
The grain gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- Bound noun for "tax": doesn't stand alone as a verb; "to pay tax" is 纳税 (nàshuì, more formal/official) or 交税 (jiāoshuì, more everyday).
- 退税 (tuìshuì) "tax refund/rebate" and 关税 (guānshuì) "customs duty/tariff" are common in shopping and trade contexts.
- 税收 (shuìshōu) "tax revenue" is the term used in economics/government reporting, while 纳税人 (nàshuìrén) is "taxpayer".