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The character "赁", whose traditional form is "賃", is structurally composed of the semantic component "貝" (shell money, representing valuables or financial transaction) and the phonetic component "任" (to assign a duty). This construction points directly to its core etymology of assigning a task or service in exchange for payment. Its original meaning centered on the concept of hiring or renting, specifically involving a contractual and compensated use of labor, services, or property. Over time, while retaining this fundamental sense of a paid temporary arrangement, its application narrowed somewhat in modern usage, becoming most commonly associated with the leasing of physical property or space, such as in the term "租赁" (to lease). The character's simplification process primarily streamlined the "貝" component to "贝", but the conceptual link between financial compensation and assigned use embedded in its components remains intact.
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我租赁了一辆车。
这间房子是赁来的。
他赁居在城东的公寓。
公司赁了一间新办公室。
租赁合同需要双方签字。
他们以短期租赁的方式经营。
这套设备的赁金非常高昂。
此商铺的赁契已进行公证。