levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment
賦 centers on the idea of giving or distributing something that is due: a levy or tribute is a required payment, an installment is a portion given over time, and an ode or poem is a literary composition offered as a gift or expression.
賦 combines 貝 (shell, money) with 武, which likely contributes the sound フ and may carry an idea of imposing or distributing. The exact historical development of the component relationship is uncertain.
Shell money 貝 is paired with a warrior-like 武 shape. Imagine a warrior distributing collected shell money as a levy, or a poet offering a tribute of words.
For フ, picture a feudal lord demanding a levy of food: food -> フ, and the shell money 貝 is paid as tribute.
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levy; imposition
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
poem
allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
activation; invigoration; stimulation
monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
slave labour; slave labor; compulsory service; forced labour; forced labor; exacted service
immunostimulant; immunostimulator
assignment; allocation
installment plan; instalment plan
selling in installments; selling in instalments
Installment Sales Act
buying in installments; buying in instalments
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
natural rights of man
annual installment; annual instalment
Ode to Early Spring
paying in monthly installments (instalments); monthly payments
selling on a (monthly) installment plan (instalment); hire purchase