禄 (lù): good fortune, official salary
禄 (lù) is a Chinese character meaning “good fortune.” Outside the HSK 3.0 syllabus (CLEC 2022), it is composed of 礻 (semantic) and 录 (phonetic). It ranks #4063 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 禄 spirit. Its radical form 礻 (spirit) appears in many related characters such as 票 (piào, ticket), 社 (shè, (bound form) society), 禁 (jìn, to prohibit).
Definitions
- good fortune
- official salary
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 俸禄noun | fèng lù | official's salary (in feudal times) |
| 无功不受禄phrase | wú gōng bù shòu lù | Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom) |
| 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) |
| 他加禄语proper-noun | 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phrase | wú gōng shòu lù | to get undeserved rewards (idiom) |
| 功名利禄phrase | gōng míng lì lù | position and wealth (idiom) |
| 荣禄大夫 | róng lù dà fū | a rank in government service |
| 回禄之灾 | huí lù zhī zāi | (idiom) fire disaster |
| 圣伯多禄大殿 | shèng bó duō lù dà diàn | St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City |
| 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 |
| 李天禄 | lǐ tiān lù | Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer |
| 高官厚禄phrase | gāo guān hòu lù | high post and generous salary (idiom) |
禄 appears in 53 compound words: 28 as the first character, 51 as the last, and 21 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Idioms & Chengyu (8)
official position (in the government) and material gains; fame, fortune and position
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
73-Year-Old Chinese Man in Singapore Steals Milo, Pleads for Leniency Citing High Blood Pressure, High Blood Sugar, and High Cholesterol, but Still Sentenced to 3 Months in Prison
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
A list of high-value sinks in the same price range as the Zhiqi Tax and Fulupen L9—avoid overpriced options
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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 . . .
Splash stole the show! Tianlu scores his first win! Wolf's cousin makes a lackluster debut as TE falls to [Daddy...
《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 . . . .
"Financial Results": Weilu Group (01196.HK) Reports Full-Year Loss Widening to 8....
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced lù
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