租

zū
HSK 4
#1,395 most
frequent character
to hire, to rent, to charter
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

租 has 禾 grain/farming as the meaning part and 且 qiě as the sound part, though the sound link is not obvious today. It first meant a land tax paid as a share of crops, then grew to land tax and rent.

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Example Sentences

我想租一辆车。
wǒxiǎng zū yīliàngchē 。
I want to rent a car.
他租了一个公寓。
tā zū le yígè gōngyù 。
He rented an apartment.
我们需要租一个房间。
wǒmen xūyào zū yígè fángjiān 。
We need to rent a room.

Words with similar meanings

租赁zūlìn
to lease
More formal, often used in legal or business contexts.
借jiè
to borrow
Implies a temporary arrangement and suggests that the item will be returned.

Words Starting With 租

租赁zū lìn
to rent; to lease; to hire

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House, Home & Living
Rooms, household items, renting, owning, basic utilities, neighborhoods.
HSK 4
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Transportation
Planes, trains, buses, taxis, bicycles, and related verbs/nouns.
Accommodation
Hotels, hostels, checking in/out, reservations, room types, etc.