赋 fù tax
tax; to give; to bestow
How to remember 赋: 贝 sea shell + 武 military = tax. The fisherman grumbles that his sea shell shop pays for the military parade, because half of what he earns goes to tax.
Component breakdown
赋 = 贝 sea shell + 武 military
- 贝 sea shell
- 武 military
The fisherman grumbles that his sea shell shop pays for the military parade, because half of what he earns goes to tax.
How it is used
- Chiefly means to bestow/endow. 赋予 (fùyǔ) to grant/give (赋予权力 grant power) and 天赋 (tiānfù) natural talent - 他很有天赋 (tā hěn yǒu tiānfù) he's very gifted.
- Older senses: 赋税 (fùshuì) taxes, and 赋 as a classical rhyming prose form. Written register.