租金 (zū jīn) — rent | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

租金 is the money paid for renting — the noun for the amount itself. 租 is the verb 'to rent' (as tenant), while 房租 is specifically rent for housing.

noun

rent

租金。
Qǐng zài xià ge yuè yī hào qián jiāo zū jīn.
Please pay the rent before the first of next month.
租金。
Zhè jiān gōng yù de zū jīn bǐ jiào hé lǐ.
The rent for this apartment is quite reasonable.
租金。
Qiān hé tong de shí hou yào què rèn zū jīn hé yā jīn.
When signing the contract, you need to confirm the rent and the deposit.

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.

租 refers to renting, and 金 to money or a fee, so the word means the money paid for a lease.

Characters in this word

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.

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

金 was drawn with marks for two pieces of metal, along with a part that gave its sound; it first meant copper, then metals and gold.

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