所得税 (suǒ dé shuì) — income tax | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

income tax

所得税。
Měi nián sì yuè shì shēn bào suǒ dé shuì de jié zhǐ rì qī.
April is the deadline for filing income tax every year.
所得税。
Gōng sī bì xū àn shí jiǎo nà qǐ yè suǒ dé shuì.
Companies must pay corporate income tax on time.
所得税。
Tā de suǒ dé shuì shuì lǜ bǐ qù nián tí gāo le.
His income tax rate has increased compared to last year.

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.

所得income

所suǒthat which得déobtain

前缀Prefix

“所” that which and “得” obtain make “所得” income, and “税” tax.

Characters in this word

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

戶斤所

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

戶

戶hù所suǒ

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

所 pairs 斤, an axe, with 戶, which gives the sound hù; the old meaning was the sound of logging.

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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.