Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

rent; taxes

Chinese: 租借、租金。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “zu” becomes a different word in each tone. 租 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 出租车chū zū chētaxi; (Tw) rental car
  • 出租chū zūto rent
  • 房租fáng zūrent for a room or house
  • 租金zū jīnrent
  • 租赁zū lìnto rent; to lease; to hire

Example Sentence

他在城里租了一间小房子。Tā zài chéng lǐ zū le yì jiān xiǎo fáng zi.He rented a small house in the city.

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