How is 租 pronounced?

租 is pronounced “zū” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 租?

租 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 租 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4v,g

zū

租 (zū) means “to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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我想租一个房子。

Wǒ xiǎng zū yí gè fángzi.

I want to rent a house.

What does 租 mean?: 租 (zū) means “to hire; to rent; to charter; to rent out; to lease out; rent; land tax”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 租 pronounced?: 租 is pronounced “zū” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 租?: 租 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 租?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 租 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27