禄 (lù): good fortune, official salary
禄 (lù) is a Chinese character meaning “good fortune.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 礻 (spirit). It ranks #4063 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- good fortune
- official salary
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俸禄 | fèng lù | official's salary (in feudal times) |
| 世禄之家 | shì lù zhī jiā | family with hereditary emoluments |
| 长生禄位 | cháng shēng lù wèi | tablet in honor of a person who is still alive (or was alive when the tablet was created) |
| 无功不受禄 | wú gōng bù shòu lù | Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom) |
| 他加禄语 | tā jiā lù yǔ | Tagalog (language) |
| 光禄大夫 | guāng lù dài fu | honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master" |
| 加官进禄 | jiā guān jìn lù | promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom) |
| 无功受禄 | wú gōng shòu lù | to get undeserved rewards (idiom) |
| 功名利禄 | gōng míng lì lù | position and wealth (idiom) |
| 安禄山 | ān lù shān | An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] |
| 天禄 | tiān lù | auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail |
| 荣禄大夫 | róng lù dà fū | a rank in government service |
| 无禄 | wú lù | to be unsalaried |
| 李天禄 | lǐ tiān lù | Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer |
| 回禄 | huí lù | traditional Fire God |
禄 appears in 52 compound words: 25 as the first character, 52 as the last, and 23 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
official position (in the government) and material gains; fame, fortune and position
Example Sentences
学习禄字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí lù zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Writing the character "禄" requires repeated practice to achieve neat handwriting.
砂73岁华翁偷美禄求情称患三高 但难逃3个月监禁
shā 7 3 suì huá wēng tōu měi lù qiú qíng chèn huàn sān gāo dàn nán táo 3 gè yuè jiān jīn
不想买到智商税和福禄盆L9同价位高性价比水槽推荐清单
bù xiǎng mǎi dào zhì shāng shuì hé fú lù pén L 9 tóng jià wèi gāo xìng jià bǐ shuǐ cáo tuī jiàn qīng dān
splash秀翻全场!天禄首胜!狼队表弟首秀表现平平不敌TE【奶爸...
s p l a s h xiù fān quán chǎng ! tiān lù shǒu shèng ! láng duì biǎo dì shǒu xiù biǎo xiàn píng píng bù dí T E nǎi bà . . .
《业绩》伟禄集团(01196.HK)全年亏损扩至8....
yè jì wěi lù jí tuán ( 0 1 1 9 6 . H K ) quán nián kuī sǔn kuò zhì 8 . . . .
Character Family
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