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薪 is a phono-semantic compound: the top radical 艹 (cǎo) represents vegetation, and the bottom component 新 (xīn) indicates the pronunciation. Originally, the character was written as 新; later, the grass radical was added to distinguish the sense of firewood. In ancient usage, it referred to firewood, brushwood, and any gathered plant material used as fuel. Because firewood was an essential daily necessity often provided as an allowance or form of payment, the meaning eventually shifted to salary or wages.
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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。
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