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The character "薪" is structurally composed of the grass radical atop the component "新", which serves as a phonetic indicator while contributing the sense of "new", originally denoting firewood or gathered vegetation used for fuel, a direct reflection of its semantic radical. Through metaphorical extension, the term later acquired the abstract meaning of salary or wages, drawing a parallel between the essential nature of fuel for hearth and home and the necessity of income for livelihood, a semantic shift that occurred without altering the character's consistent form over time.
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我的薪水很高。
他每月领薪水。
公司给他加薪了。
她的年薪是二十万。
工资和薪金意思相同。
为了加薪，他工作更努力。
调整薪水需要考虑通货膨胀。
薪资结构包括基本工资和奖金。