缴

• 拼音: jiǎo
• 汉字拆解: 缴 = 纟(silk) + 敫 — to hand over, pay (originally related to binding/surrender)

含义

To pay; to hand in; to turn over. To submit payment or surrender something to an authority.

Formal term for submitting payments to organizations or authorities. Also used for surrendering weapons (缴械) or turning in items. More formal and specific than 交, often used in official or institutional contexts.

例句

1. 请在月底前缴清水电费。
2. 所有违规携带的物品都要缴上来。
3. 这个月的社保费用已经从工资里扣缴了。

用法指南

语境: administrative, financial, institutional

语气: formal

正确说法

• 税款必须按时缴纳。(Taxes must be paid on time.)
• 请把作业缴到老师办公室。(Please hand in your homework to the teacher's office.)

错误说法

• 用'缴'描述付钱给朋友 (Don't use 缴 for paying a friend — it's for institutional payments; use 给 or 付 for personal transactions)

起源与历史

The character 缴 contains 纟(silk radical) and 敫 (phonetic/semantic component). Originally related to twisted rope for binding, evolved to mean handing over.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal