shuì

taxes

Simplified form of . Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
禾 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

grain stalk

兑 sound component

  Sound component

duì

  

exchange

Evolution

税 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
税 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
税 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
税 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
税 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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shuì

taxes, revenue, duty; tax; taxes; duties

Most common words with 税
Freq.
Word
Meaning

taxes

税收

taxation

税务

taxation services

纳税

to pay taxes

纳税人

taxpayer