承租人 (chéng zū rén) — lessee, tenant

Definition

Legal/formal term for the person who rents property — pairs directly with 出租人 ('lessor / landlord'). In everyday speech, 房客 is more common.

noun

lesseetenant

Measure word · 个

承租人，。
Zuò wéi chéng zū rén, tā yǒu zé rèn àn shí jiāo fáng zū.
As a tenant, he is responsible for paying rent on time.
承租人。
Zhè fèn hé tong shì chū zū rén hé chéng zū rén zhī jiān qiān de.
This contract is signed between the lessor and the lessee.
承租人。
chéng zū rén Kě yǐ tí qián jiě chú zū lìn hé tong.
The lessee may terminate the lease contract early.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

承租take a lease

动宾Verb + object

承租 pictures undertaking a rent, and 人 names the person who does it.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

承 combines 卩, a kneeling person, and 廾, both hands, to show holding or carrying.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

禾且租

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

且

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

租 uses 禾 (grain) because land rent was paid in grain, and 且 shows the pronunciation.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.