缴

繳
jiǎo
#1,831 most
frequent character
to pay
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

缴 has 纟 silk threads as its meaning part and 敫 as its sound part. It first meant silk thread for arrows. The sense then moved through tangling and seizing to handing over and paying.

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Example Sentences

我需要缴纳学费。
wǒ xūyào jiǎonà xuéfèi 。
I need to pay the tuition fees.
请你在月底之前缴水电费。
qǐng nǐzài yuèdǐ zhīqián jiǎo shuǐdiàn fèi 。
Please pay the utility bills before the end of the month.
他已经缴了税。
tā yǐjīng jiǎo le shuì 。
He has already paid the taxes.

Words with similar meanings

付款fùkuǎn
to make a payment
This term is more general and can refer to any kind of payment, not limited to just paying taxes or fees.

Homophones

HSK 3
脚jiǎo
foot, leg, base, kick
HSK 3
角jiǎo
angle, corner, horn, horn-shaped
绞jiǎo
to twist
搅jiǎo
to stir

Words Starting With 缴

缴纳jiǎo nà
to pay (taxes etc)

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