Definitions

fèng (bound form) salary; stipend

Etymology

Wages offered  to a person  also provides the pronunciation

About

The character "俸" has consistently represented the concept of salary, particularly in the context of official emoluments for government personnel, with its essential meaning remaining stable across historical periods. Its construction follows the phono-semantic principle, combining the human radical 亻 to imply a person-related context and the component 奉, which provides phonetic guidance while contributing a semantic layer associated with receiving or presenting, thus reinforcing the idea of compensation granted for service. While the term was originally specific to bureaucratic stipends, its application has broadened to encompass salary in more general formal discourse, reflecting a subtle expansion in usage without a substantive shift in its core definition.

Example Sentences Hide

他的禄很高。

Tā de fènglù hěn gāo.

His salary is very high.

政府提高了官员的给。

Zhèngfǔ tígāo le guānyuán de fèngjǐ.

The government raised the officials' salaries.

每月他都能收到月

Měi yuè tā dōu néng shōu dào yuè fèng.

Every month he can receive his monthly salary.

这份工作的薪比那份高。

Zhè fèn gōngzuò de xīn fèng bǐ nà fèn gāo.

The salary for this job is higher than that one.

因为业绩好,他得到了额外的禄。

Yīnwèi yèjì hǎo, tā dédào le éwài de fènglù.

Because of good performance, he received extra salary.

你不知道他的禄是多少吗?

Nǐ bù zhīdào tā de fènglù shì duōshǎo ma?

Don't you know how much his salary is?

尽管禄不高,但他仍然热爱这份工作。

Jǐnguǎn fènglù bù gāo, dàn tā réngrán rè'ài zhè fèn gōngzuò.

Although the salary is not high, he still loves this job.

在古代,官员的禄往往与职位高低相关。

Zài gǔdài, guānyuán de fènglù wǎngwǎng yǔ zhíwèi gāodī xiāngguān.

In ancient times, officials' salaries were often related to their positions.