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CHINESE CHARACTER

jiǎo

缴

缴

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in

Numbered pinyin
jiao3
English meanings
turn_in, hand in, hand over/in, capture, pay, in, shell_out, hand over

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 敫.

  • Left

    纟
  • Right

    敫
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    • Left

      ⿱
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    • Right

      攵

Meaning & sound clues

纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.

敫 is identified as the sound component (jiǎo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 缴.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰纟敫

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    jiǎo缴xuéfèi学费。

    Pay tuition.

  2. 02

    jiǎo缴shuì税。

    Pay tax.

  3. 03

    jiǎo缴kuǎn款。

    Make a payment.

  4. 04

    ànshí按时jiǎonà缴纳。

    Pay on time.

  5. 05

    yīfǎ依法nàshuì纳税。

    Pay taxes by law.

  6. 06

    chéngxìn诚信shǒu守yuē约。

    Honest and compliant.

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  • 缴纳
  • 缴费