Ideographic: Grain 禾 paid as tribute 兑; 兑 also provides the pronunciationRadical:

meaning for shuì:

  • - taxes
  • - dutiestaxationtaxation services
  • - state revenue servicecustoms duty
  • - tariffto pay taxesvalue-added tax (VAT)

kǒuhóng口红
shuì
zhèngshì正式
chéngwéi成为
bālí巴黎
chéngshì城市
de
biāozhì标志

The "lipstick tax" has become a symbol of the city of Paris.