Phonosemantic compound. 禾 represents the meaning and 且 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "land tax". The meaning later shifted to "rent" and "hire".
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Historical Evolution
租
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
租
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
租
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
租
Regular
Modern
Chinese
租 [zū]
to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax
Japanese
noun
- rice tax (ritsuryō system); rice levy; tax on rice fields
- annual tribute; annual tax
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
租 おさむ
Osamu unclassified name
租 みつぎ
Mitsugi given name
CHINESE WORDS (66)
出租车 [chūzūchē] #1,750
taxi
出租车 [chūzūchē] #1,750
taxi
出租 [chūzū] #5,927
to rent
房租 [fángzū] #4,077
rent for a room or house
租金 [zūjīn] #7,363
rent
租赁 [zūlìn] #14,116
to rent
租赁 [zūlìn] #14,116
to rent
租用 [zūyòng] #16,851
to lease
租借 [zūjiè] #23,032
to rent
租约 [zūyuē] #13,348
lease
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JAPANESE WORDS (27)
⭐ 租税 [そぜい] #47,238
taxes
⭐ 租界 [そかい] #76,056
concession
地租 [ちそ] #96,286
land tax
租借 [そしゃく] #115,419
lease (of territory)
租借地 [そしゃくち] #141,266
leased territory
共同租界 [きょうどうそかい] #148,749
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
租税回避地 [そぜいかいひち] #169,445
tax haven
免租 [めんそ] #173,882
tax exemption
田租 [でんそ] #174,360
farm tariff
貢租 [こうそ] #181,893
annual tax
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KOREAN WORDS (1)