祿
lu4Mathews: 4196
Dictionary Definition
No detailed glossary definition available for this character.
Concordance & Context (2 occurrences)
Entries shown in Hatcher's reference chain order. First Witness at 12.X
Xiang Zhuan★
payment, compensation, credit, recompense
天地不交，否。君子以儉德辟難，不可榮以祿。
Heaven and earth do not interact
Separating
The noble young one, accordingly,
conserves virtue and avoids trouble
Not allowing himself luxury in the form of compensation
Stats: 113+8→ 43.X
Xiang Zhuan
credit, favor, reward (s); gifts, compensation
澤上於天，夬。君子以施祿及下，居德則忌。
The lake rises into the sky
Decisiveness
The noble young one, accordingly,
Dispenses favor to reach those below
Resting on virtue is thereby avoided
→ 12.X
Homophones (lu)
廬lu2(their)(own) hovels, shacks, shanties, slums*履lu3(to) step, take steps, take a step, tread, walk, trample (on, upon); perform, conduct oneself, carry (on, out), honor, fulfill (s, ed, ing); (a, the) step, footstep (s); shoes, sandals; conduct, behavior, path, track, performance, ceremony, function; respectful conduct, heedful conduct旅lu3(a, the) wanderer, traveler, itinerant, guest, vagabond, stranger, wayfarer, visitor; wandering; order, sequence, arrangement; backbone, spine, strength; (to) travel, drift, wander, sojourn; dispose, arrange (to be) wandering, traveling, visiting, itinerant, temporary, provisional, ad hoc; a unit of 500 troops陸lu4(on)(the) dry land, high ground, hilltop, slope鹿lu4(a, the) deer, doe, stag, antelope, hind律lu4code, order, rule, regulation (s); a tune +
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