租
租 (zū) · to hire
租 (zū) means “to hire”. It is made of 禾 + 且 and has 10 strokes.
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)
Example sentences with 出租车
我们坐出租车去吧。Wǒmen zuò chūzūchē qù ba.Let's go by taxi.
出租车来了吗？Chūzūchē lái le ma?Has the taxi arrived?
Words with 租
Also built with 禾
Quick facts
| Pinyin | zū |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to hire |
| Strokes | 10 |
| Radical | 禾 (grain, #115) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 租
What does 租 mean?
租 (zū) means “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).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.