(shuì)

HSK 612 strokesTrad.

taxes

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shuì
Meaning
taxes; duties
Strokes
12
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰禾兑

Grain 禾 paid as tribute 兑; 兑 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : Grain 禾 paid as tribute 兌; 兌 also provides the pronunciation

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shàngshuì

to pay taxes

Open 上税 page →
bǎoshuì

bonded (goods, factory etc)

Open 保税 page →
shuì

personal income tax (abbr. for 個人所得稅|个人所得税)

Open 个税 page →

duty-free district

Open 保税区 page →
tōushuì

tax evasion

Open 偷税 page →
miǎnshuì

not liable to taxation (of monastery, imperial family etc)

Open 免税 page →

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