禄蠹
lù​dù

sinecurist

禄 lù blessing Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 录 represents the sound. Simplified form of 祿.

Components

礻
礻 Meaning component
shì show

礻 is a component form of 示.

录
录 Sound component
lù copy

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

蠹 dù moth

Components

橐
橐 Sound component
tuó, dù, luò a sack
虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

虫
虫 Meaning component
chóng bug, insect

insect

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttuHtˤak-sgrubs in wood, vermin
Zhengzhangtaːɡs

說文解字

木中蟲。从䖵橐聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)

祿 blessing Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 礻 represents the meaning and 彔 represents the sound.

Components

礻
礻 Meaning component
shì show

礻 is a component form of 示.

彔
彔 Sound component
lù to carve wood

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Western Zhou ~800 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartluwk[r]ˤokblessing
Zhengzhangroːɡ
Unicodeluk

說文解字

福也。从示彔聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)