Chinese character 繳

In Mandarin, it means “hand in,” “pay,” or “surrender.”

In 繳費, Mandarin pinyin, a roman-letter sound guide, spells it jiǎo, roughly “jyao” with a low-dipping tone.

The earliest recorded example is 弓繳 in 告子上, a chapter of the Mencius. It names a silk cord on a bird-hunting arrow, used to recover the arrow or prey. The zhuó reading occurs here, roughly “jwo” with a rising tone. Japanese also records senses such as “return,” “hand over,” “pay taxes,” and “cling,” alongside the arrow tool.