印花税 (yìn huā shuì) — stamp duty, stamp tax | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

stamp dutystamp tax

Examples

印花税。
Gòu mǎi gǔ piào shí yào jiǎo nà yìn huā shuì.
You need to pay stamp duty when buying stocks.
印花税。
Zhèng fǔ zuì jìn jiàng dī le yìn huā shuì shuì lǜ.
The government recently lowered the stamp duty rate.
，印花税。
Zài xiāng gǎng, fáng dì chǎn jiāo yì de yìn huā shuì yóu mǎi fāng zhī fù.
In Hong Kong, the stamp duty on property transactions is paid by the buyer.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

印花printed pattern

印yìnprint花huāpattern

动宾Verb + object

印花 (printed pattern or stamp) relates to the 税 (tax), naming a tax connected with stamps.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

爪爪zhuǎhand
卩卩jiékneeling person

印 pairs 爪 (hand) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on a kneeling person.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹化花

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎograss; plant

Sound part声符shēngfú

化

Same sound today

花 pairs 艹 (grass; plant) with 化, which gives the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾兑税

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

兑

兑duì税shuì

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

税 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 兑, which gives the character its sound.

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