收缴 (shōu jiǎo) — to confiscate, to seize (by authorities)

Definition

Used when an official body (police, customs, government) formally takes away property, weapons, or contraband by authority.

verb

to confiscateto seize (by authorities)

收缴。
Jǐng chá shōu jiǎo le dà liàng dú pǐn.
The police confiscated a large amount of drugs.
收缴。
Hǎi guān shōu jiǎo le yì pī jiǎ mào shāng pǐn.
Customs seized a batch of counterfeit goods.
收缴。
Zhèng fǔ jué dìng shōu jiǎo fēi fǎ chí yǒu de wǔ qì.
The government decided to confiscate illegally held weapons.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

缴jiǎohand in/seize

'收' means taking in and '缴' means handing over or seizing; together they describe confiscation.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

丩

丩jiū收shōu

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

收 uses 攴 to show an action and 丩 as a sound clue; the old meaning was 'to arrest.'

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 繳; 缴 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

糸糸mìsilk

Sound part声符shēngfú

敫

敫jiǎo繳jiǎo

Same sound today

The traditional form 繳 pairs 糸, silk, with 敫 for its sound; it meant raw silk thread. The simplified 缴 is a later shorthand.

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