Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 缴

缴

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Meaning

 to hand over, transfer, to seize, capture

Pronunciation

 jiǎo

Explanation

 Left: thread 纟/糸, right: white 白, release 放 (In his side 方 he was striked 攵 until he released) cf.敫

Mnemonic

(He wants only the best quality) He wants threads that are white and beaten in one direction (= cleanly spun) to be transferred to him.

Radicals

糸 thread(It has in its upper part the radical "short thread" 幺.)
敫 ???
白 white(Shows a sun 日 with a sun beam 丶)
放 to release, set free
攴 rap, strike(Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳)
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Vocabulary

缴纳 jiǎo nà to pay (taxes etc)
缴获 jiǎo huò capture; seize
上缴 shàng jiǎo to transfer (income, profits etc) to higher authorities

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