blessing

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
礻 meaning component

  Meaning component

shì

  

show

is a component form of .

彔 sound component

  Sound component

  

to carve wood

Evolution

祿 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
祿 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
祿 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
祿 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
祿 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

(祿) 

blessing, happiness, prosperity; good fortune; official salary

Most common words with 祿
Freq.
Word
Meaning

good fortune

俸禄

official's salary (in feudal times)

功名利禄

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

安禄山

An Lushan (703-757), famous general and favorite of Tang emperor Xuanzong, eventually precipitated catastrophic An Shi rebellion (755-763)

高官厚禄

high post and generous salary (idiom); promotion to a high official position