稅 meaning and stroke order
Taxes
How to write 稅, stroke by stroke
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Meaning of 稅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- taxes
- duties
How 稅 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Grain 禾 paid as tribute 兌; 兌 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 禾 (cereal), shared by 66 characters on this site.
How to remember 稅
On the left is grain 禾 (hé), and on the right is 兌 (duì), meaning to exchange or pay over. Picture farmers handing over grain as payment to the state, and you have taxes, 稅 (shuì).
稅 (shuì) rarely stands alone in modern speech. It usually appears in compounds like 稅收 (shuìshōu, tax revenue), 納稅 (nàshuì, to pay taxes), and 關稅 (guānshuì, tariff). Example: 這個價格已經含稅了。(Zhège jiàgé yǐjīng hán shuì le.) This price already includes tax.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 稅 (shuì) with 說 (shuō, to speak) and 脫 (tuō, to take off), because all three share 兌 on the right. Check the left side: grain 禾 means tax, speech 言 means speak, and flesh 月 means take off.
Common words with 稅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 稅收 | shuìshōu | taxation | HSK 7-9 |
| 納稅人 | nàshuìrén | taxpayer | HSK 7-9 |
| 稅務 | shuìwù | taxation services; state revenue service | HSK 7-9 |
| 納稅 | nàshuì | to pay taxes | HSK 7-9 |
| 關稅 | guānshuì | customs duty; tariff | HSK 7-9 |
| 稅金 | shuìjīn | tax money (paid or due) | |
| 繳稅 | jiǎoshuì | to pay tax | |
| 逃稅 | táoshuì | to evade a tax | |
| 所得稅 | suǒdéshuì | income tax | |
| 稅款 | shuìkuǎn | tax payments | |
| 免稅 | miǎnshuì | not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc); tax free |
Questions about 稅
How many strokes are in 稅?
稅 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 稅 mean?
稅 (shuì) means taxes. A common word with it is 税收 (shuìshōu), meaning "taxation".
How do you pronounce 稅?
稅 is pronounced shuì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 稅?
The radical of 稅 is 禾, which carries the idea of "cereal". Dictionaries list 稅 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 稅?
稅 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 税, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 納稅 and 繳稅?
Both mean to pay taxes. 納稅 (nàshuì) is more formal and common in official language, as in 納稅人 (nàshuìrén, taxpayer). 繳稅 (jiǎoshuì) stresses the actual act of handing over the money.
How do you say tax refund or tax evasion in Chinese?
A tax refund is 退稅 (tuìshuì). Tax evasion is 逃稅 (táoshuì), which literally means to flee from tax.