The word "缴纳" is formed by combining the characters "缴" and "纳". "缴" means to hand over or pay, constructed with the silk radical (纟) suggesting relational affairs and the component "敫" indicating pronunciation and contributing to the sense of transferring. "纳" means to accept or receive, also using the silk radical (纟) for associative meaning and "内" for phonetic value. Together, they create a compound verb where "缴" denotes the action of delivering and "纳" the aspect of receiving, thus jointly expressing the act of formally paying or submitting, as in taxes or fees.