祿 (luk6 | lu4) : wealth; emolument; salary

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祿

luk6

lu4

wealth; emolument; salary; official's pay

Stroke count: 13

Level: 2

Radical: 示 (#113)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

祿 / 禄

Don't confuse with:
綠

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美祿 mei5 luk6 = Milo

俸祿 fung2 luk6 feng4 lu4 = official's salary (in feudal times)

福祿壽 fuk1 luk6 sau6 fu2 lu4 shou4 = fortune, prosperity, longevity

聖保祿教堂 sing3 bou2 luk6 gaau3 tong4 = The Church of St. Paul

福祿壽三星 fuk1 luk6 sau6 saam1 sing1 fu2 lu4 shou4 san1 xing1 = the three stars for happiness, fortune and longevity

無功不受祿 mou4 gung1 bat1 sau6 luk6 wu2 gong1 bu4 shou4 lu4 = be unwilling to receive an unmerited reward

以祿 ji5 luk6 yi3 lu4 = Elul

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Decimal representation of this word: 祿
Unicode code for this character: U+797f (off-site link)

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