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The character "薪" is structured with the grass radical "艹" positioned above the phonetic component "新", which originally denoted its association with plant material used as firewood. Etymologically, it referred specifically to dried grass or wood collected for fuel, and through semantic extension, it later came to signify wages or salary, a meaning derived from the historical practice of compensating labor with essential goods like fuel. The component "新" contributes both sound and the conceptual notion of freshly harvested wood, while the character's evolution reflects a shift from a tangible substance to an economic term for income.
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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。