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税 (shuì): Tax — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 税

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How to write 税 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 税

税 stroke order diagram
3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
税
禾hé · grain
兑duì · exchange
税=
4.

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5.

How to Use 税

Tax and Taxation

In words like 税务 ('tax administration') and 纳税 ('pay taxes'), 税 (shuì) refers to tax or taxation.

税务 • shuì wù • tax administration / taxation • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
6.

Example Sentences

wǒ我
bà爸
ba爸
zài在
shuì税
wù务
jú

Information

Pinyinshuì
Meaningtax; duty
Strokes12
Radical禾
Traditional稅
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1389
Zhuyinㄕㄨㄟˋ
UnicodeU+7A0E
CangjieHDBUU
禾hé · grain
+兑duì · exchange
shuì税
wù务

tax administration / taxation

税收 • shuì shōu • tax revenue / tax receipts • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shuì税
shōu收

tax revenue / tax receipts

纳税 • nà shuì • pay taxes / tax payment • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
nà纳
shuì税

pay taxes / tax payment

纳税人 • nà shuì rén • Taxpayer • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
nà纳
shuì税
rén人

Taxpayer

Tax Exemption and Refunds

In words like 免税 ('tax-free') and 退税 ('tax refund'), 税 (shuì) appears in contexts of exemption, refund, or duty.

免税 • miǎn shuì • tax-free; duty-free; to be exempt from tax • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
miǎn免
shuì税

tax-free; duty-free; to be exempt from tax

退税 • tuì shuì • to get a tax refund; tax rebate • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
tuì退
shuì税

to get a tax refund; tax rebate

关税 • guān shuì • Customs duty • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
guān关
shuì税

Customs duty

局
gōng工
zuò作
。

My dad works at the tax bureau.

zhèng政
fǔ府
yòng用
shuì税
shōu收
jiàn建
shè设
gōng公
gòng共
shè设
shī施
。

The government uses tax revenue to build public facilities.

zhè这
ge个
yuè月
de的
gōng工
zī资
yào要
jiāo交
shuì税
。

This month's salary is subject to tax.

zhè这
xiē些
shāng商
pǐn品
kě可
yǐ以
xiǎng享
shòu受
miǎn免
shuì税
dài待
yù遇
。

These goods can enjoy tax exemption treatment.

zhè这
bǐ笔
shuì税
jīn金
yòng用
yú于
gōng公
gòng共
jiàn建
shè设
。

This tax money is used for public construction.

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