税 shuì taxes; duties
Made up of [禾 hé grain radical 115, 兑 duì to cash; to exchange; to blend ]Alternative traditional form of character: 稅
Made with 12 strokes.
Taxes used to be paid in grain - hence the radical, the second part means 'hand over'
Related characters
Also uses 禾 hé component: 矮 ǎi (low) 乘 chéng (to ride) 稿 gǎo (manuscript) 和 hé (together) 季 jì (season) 利 lì (sharp) 秋 qiú (autumn) 香 xiāng (fragrant) 租 zū (to hire)
Also uses 兑 duì component: 说 shuō (to speak)
Different tone
水 shuǐ (water) 氵 shuǐ (water)Pronunciation
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