The Chinese word **税收** (*shuìshōu*, "tax revenue") is a compound noun formed by combining two meaningful characters: **税** (*shuì*), which means "tax" or "duty," and **收** (*shōu*), a versatile verb meaning "to collect," "to receive," or "to gather." Together, they create a head-final compound where **收** modifies the head **税** to specify the concept of "tax collection" or "revenue collected from taxes." This formation follows a common logical structure in Mandarin where two independent morphemes are combined to produce a precise term—the activity or result of collecting levied funds for public use.