廪 (lǐn) - granary & government storehouse for grain
廪 · lǐn
granary;
government storehouse for grain;
official salary in grain.
granarygovernment storehouse for grainofficial salary in grain.
Usage highlights
granarygrain salaryofficial granarypublic granarygranary keepergranary storage
Usage & contexts
Examples
- The government maintained granaries for famine relief (廪仓).
- He received his official salary in grain (廪食).
- The state granary was full (官廪).
- The grain was stored in the public granary (公廪).
Collocations
- granary(廪仓)
- grain salary(廪食)
- official granary(官廪)
- public granary(公廪)
- granary keeper(廪人)
- granary storage(廪储)
Idioms
- To receive an official salary(食廪)
- Granaries are full and people are content(廪实民安)
- To draw salary from the government(坐糜廪粟)
Cultural background
FAQ- In imperial China, grain storage was crucial for state stability and famine relief.
- Official salaries were often paid in grain, making '廪' a symbol of official position and livelihood.
- Full granaries represented good governance and prosperity in Confucian statecraft.