招租 (zhāo zū) — to let (a property), to be for rent | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

招租 means 'for rent / to let' from the landlord's side — typically seen on signs or ads. Pairs with 出租 (verb, more common in speech) when actively renting out.

verb

to let (a property)to be for rent

Examples

招租。
Zhè dòng dà lóu zhèng zài zhāo zū.
This building is currently for rent.
招租。
Tā zài wǎng shàng fā bù le zhāo zū xìn xī.
He posted a rental ad online.
招租。
Zhè tào gōng yù yǐ jīng zhāo zū chū qù le.
This apartment has already been rented out.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

招zhāoattract/recruit

租zūrent/lease

'招' attract and '租' rent combine to mean attracting tenants for a property.

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.

扌召招

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

召

召zhào招zhāo

Same sound today

招 pairs 扌, the hand part, with 召, which gives the sound, to show beckoning with the hand.

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.

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