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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 詞
地租 word · TOCFL 7 (est.)
地租 ＝ 地 ＋ 租
ㄉㄧˋ ㄗㄨ · dìzū
noun — land rent, ground rent (paid to a landlord for use of land)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

地land, ground (土地)dì
租rent (租金)zū禾 the crop once paid as the levy; 且 gives the sound
地租，土地的地，租金的租。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

種了別人的地（地），收成裡得分出一份當租（租）。
You farm another's land (地), and a share of the harvest goes out as rent (租).
字源
關 · Related
租金zūjīnthe rent money — the same 租