TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 字
稅
稅 ＝ 禾 ＋ 兌
ㄕㄨㄟˋ · shuì
noun — tax, duty
字源 FORM — what the parts do
禾義grain — the harvest paid in
IFduì → shuì — the sound shifted
Grain (禾) and 兌 duì — the levy on the harvest, paid to the state in grain. From the field-rent came every tax and duty: 稅收, 關稅, 納稅. 兌 carries the sound, worn from duì to shuì.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
收成（禾）裡量出一份，繳了上去——這是稅。
A measure is taken out of the harvest (禾) and handed up — this is the tax.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)稅、田賦— tax, field-levy常用
→稅收、納稅— revenue; to pay tax常用
⇒關稅、稅率— duty, tariff
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension