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Characters, words, pinyin or English

租 zū rent

rent; rent out

How to remember 租: 禾 grain + 且 moreover = rent. Short on cash, the student offers her landlord a sack of grain and, moreover, an old bookcase instead of this month's rent.

  • 1,397. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 禾

Component breakdown

租 = 禾 grain + 且 moreover

  • 禾 grain
  • 且 moreover
The Gushi story

Short on cash, the student offers her landlord a sack of grain and, moreover, an old bookcase instead of this month's rent.

How it is used

  • The verb for renting, and it works both directions - 我租了一间房 (wǒ zū le yì jiān fáng) I rented a room (tenant), and 房子租给学生 (fángzi zū gěi xuéshēng) the house is rented out to students (landlord).
  • In compounds it names rent money and rental services: 房租 (fángzū) the rent, 出租车 (chūzūchē) taxi (lit. rent-out car).
  • For buying, not renting, use 买 (mǎi); 租 is only temporary use for a fee.

Words with 租

Example sentences

  • 我想租一套公寓。 Wǒ xiǎng zū yī tào gōngyù.I want to rent an apartment.
  • 我乘出租车离开。 Wǒ chéng chūzūchē líkāi.I'm leaving by taxi.