租
租 (zū) means “to rent”. It is made of 禾 + 且 and has 10 strokes, and is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
Break 租 into its parts
What 租 is made of
- 禾 hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木 mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八 bā — eight
- 且 qiě — moreover
- 月 yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 月 yuè — moon; month
Origin hint: Regularly paid 且 tribute in grain 禾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
租 stroke order
Example sentences
我想租一个房子。Wǒ xiǎng zū yī ge fángzi.I want to rent a house.
这里可以租自行车吗？Zhèlǐ kěyǐ zū zìxíngchē ma?Can you rent bikes here?
Words with 租
Also built with 禾
- 乘chéngto ride (a vehicle)
- 利lìgains
- 和héand
- 委wěito appoint
- 季jìseason
- 秀xiùelegant
- 私sīpersonal
- 秃tūbald
- 秋qiūautumn
- 种zhǒngkind
- 科kēsubject
- 秒miǎosecond (of time)
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to rent; to hire |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 禾 (grain, #115) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 4 (exam 2025) · HSK 2 (2021) · Old HSK 4 |
Questions about 租
What does 租 mean?
租 (zū) means “to rent; to hire”.
How many strokes does 租 have?
租 has 10 strokes.
What is the radical of 租?
The radical of 租 is 禾 (hé, “grain”), Kangxi radical number 115.
What parts make up 租?
租 is made of 禾 (cereal) and 且 (moreover).
Which HSK level is 租?
租 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Learn 租 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 56: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.