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The character 禄, with its traditional form 祿, is structured with the semantic component 示, indicating association with spirits or religious matters, combined with the phonetic component 录. Its original meaning pertained to divine blessing or favor, as implied by the spirit radical, but over time the term expanded to denote the material prosperity and official emolument conferred by such favor, specifically referring to the salary of government officials in imperial China. This connection to salary and tangible benefits gradually generalized into the modern sense of prosperity, good fortune, and wealth.
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他的俸禄很高。
禄是福气的一种。
官员享有朝廷的俸禄。
厚禄并不能带来快乐。
他追求的是禄位而非理想。
在古代，禄位象征着权力和地位。
追求禄利可能让人迷失自我。
只求俸禄的人生缺乏深远意义。