财产税 (cái chǎn shuì) — property tax

Definition

noun
property tax

Examples

  • ，财产税。
    Zài měi guó, měi dòng fáng zi dōu yào àn shí jiǎo nà cái chǎn shuì.
    In the United States, every house must pay property tax on time.
  • 财产税。
    cái chǎn shuì De shuì lǜ gēn jù fáng chǎn de jià zhí lái jì suàn.
    The property tax rate is calculated based on the property's value.
  • 财产税，。
    Rú guǒ nǐ bú àn shí jiāo cái chǎn shuì, zhèng fǔ kě néng huì fá kuǎn.
    If you don't pay property tax on time, the government may fine you.

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.

财产property
财cáiwealth产chǎnproperty
联合Side by side
税shuìtax

财产税 combines 财产 'property' and 税 'tax' to mean a tax on property.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 財; 财 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèishell
Sound part声符shēngfú
才
才cái財cái
Same sound today

The traditional form 財 has 貝 (shell) next to 才, which gives the sound; the simplified 财 is a later shorthand.

Open 财 →

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 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

Open 产 →

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
禾禾hé
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.

Open 税 →

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