税

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 公民有依法纳税的义务。▶ —
   Citizens have a duty to pay taxes according to the law.
2. 这家公司逃税被查处了。▶ —
   This company was investigated for tax evasion.

Collocations

Mnemonic

税 shuì: a single character "tax". With the grain radical 禾, from taxes once paid in grain. 交税 (to pay tax), 收税 (to levy tax), 个人所得税 (personal income tax). Tone note: 税 (shuì) differs from 睡 (shuì, to sleep) and 水 (shuǐ, water), hence the slug suffix -tax. A fiscal term alongside 税收 / 关税.

Related

Quick check

1. What radical and meaning does 税 have?

   • grain radical 禾; a tax (once paid in grain)
   • water radical 水; a river
   • eye radical 目; sleep
   • heart radical 心; emotion