賃 meaning and stroke order
To rent, to lease; to hire; employee
How to write 賃, stroke by stroke
13 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 賃
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- to rent
How 賃 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Someone 任 working for money 貝.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 賃
On top is 任 (rèn), to be entrusted with a job, and below is 貝 (bèi), shell money. Someone takes on a task 任 in exchange for money 貝, so 賃 is about hiring or renting for payment.
賃 (lìn) rarely appears alone in modern Mandarin. It mostly shows up in the compound 租賃 (zūlìn), used in formal, legal, or business contexts for leasing property or equipment. Example: 這家公司提供汽車租賃服務。(Zhè jiā gōngsī tígōng qìchē zūlìn fúwù.) This company offers car leasing services.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes misread 賃 as 貸 (dài, to lend or borrow money), since both have 貝 at the bottom with a similar top. Check the top: 賃 has 任 (rèn), while 貸 has 代 (dài).
Common words with 賃
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 租賃 | zūlìn | to rent; to lease; to hire | HSK 7-9 |
Questions about 賃
How many strokes are in 賃?
賃 is written with 13 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 賃 mean?
賃 (lìn) means to rent, to lease; to hire; employee. A common word with it is 租赁 (zūlìn), meaning "to rent; to lease; to hire".
How do you pronounce 賃?
賃 is pronounced lìn, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 賃?
The radical of 賃 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 賃 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 賃?
賃 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 赁, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 租 (zū) and 賃 (lìn)?
租 is the everyday word for renting, as in 租房子 (zū fángzi), to rent an apartment. 賃 is more formal and is mostly used inside 租賃, which sounds like contract or business language.
Is 賃 used in Japanese too?
Yes, the same character appears in Japanese words such as 賃金 (wages) and 家賃 (rent). In Chinese, however, you will mainly meet it in 租賃.