租

zū

to hire

to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax

grain (禾) + stacked dues (且) = rent paid in harvest

In ancient China, grain (禾) was the standard medium for paying land rent. The 且 component carries a sense of accumulation or layering, evoking the piling up of harvested grain owed to a landlord.

禾+且→租

且To addSemantic

禾GrainSemantic

Words with 租

续租

xù zū

to renew a lease

周租

zhōu zū

to rent by the week

公租房

gōng zū fáng

public housing

出租

chū zū

to rent

出租司机

chū zū sī jī

taxi driver

出租汽车

chū zū qì chē

taxi

出租车

chū zū chē

taxi

分租

fēn zū

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

包租

bāo zū

to rent

合租

hé zū

to rent jointly with other people

地租

dì zū

land rent

寻租

xún zū

rent seeking (economics)

More characters with 禾

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