lù
Traditional: 祿
禄 (lù) is a Chinese word meaning “good fortune; official salary”.
Meanings
- 1good fortune
- 2official salary
Related words
俸禄official's salary (in feudal times)世禄hereditary benefits such as rank and wealth世禄之家family with hereditary emoluments光禄勋minister of the imperial household光禄大夫honorific title during Tang to Qing times, approx. "Glorious grand master"利禄wealth and official post功名利禄position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune加官进禄promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)回禄traditional Fire God天禄auspicious sculpted animal, usu. a unicorn or deer with a long tail尸禄to hold a sinecure怀禄to yearn for a high official position