租(zū)

HSK 210 strokes

to hire

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Character information

Pinyin
zū
Meaning
to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 租 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰禾且

Regularly paid 且 tribute in grain 禾

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

禾hé且qiě

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 租 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 租

Common words using 租 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chū出zū租
HSK 2

to rent

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chū出zū租chē车
HSK 2

taxi

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fáng房zū租
HSK 3

rent for a room or house

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fēn分zū租

(of a landlord) to rent out one or more parts of a property; (of a tenant) …

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bāo包zū租

to rent; to charter; to rent land or a house for subletting; fixed rent for…

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gōng公zū租fáng房

public housing

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chū出zū租wū屋

rental unit; apartment

Open 出租屋 page →
chū出zū租qì汽chē车

taxi

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万且业为主举久乐

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出车房分包公屋汽

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