Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (祿)
Simplified (禄)
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Historical Evolution
祿
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
祿
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
祿
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
祿
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
祿
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
祿
Regular
Modern
Chinese
禄 / 祿 [lù]
good fortune; official salary
Japanese
stipend; reward
Korean
녹 [祿]
public servant's salary; (archaic) Grains, cloth, or money given to public officers as wage.
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (54)
俸禄 [fènglù] #61,802
official's salary (in feudal times)
功名利禄 [gōngmínglìlù] #41,994
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
安禄山 [AnLùshān] #42,662
An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[AnShǐzhīLuàn]
高官厚禄 [gāoguānhòulù] #49,057
high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position
天禄 [tiānlù] #53,095
auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail
利禄 [lìlù] #56,139
wealth and official post
禄丰 [Lùfēng] #58,359
Lufeng county in Chuxiong Yi autonomous prefecture 楚雄彞族自治州|楚雄彝族自治州[ChǔxióngYízúzìzhìzhōu], Yunnan
禄位 [lùwèi] #58,956
official rank and salary
爵禄 [juélù] #59,487
rank and emolument of nobility
禄劝 [Lùquàn] #60,747
Luquan Yizu Miaozu autonomous county in Yunnan
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JAPANESE WORDS (2)