光禄勋

光祿勳

Guānglùxūn

proper noun

Meanings

1 Minister of the Imperial Household
2 head of the palace guard and imperial entourage

Characters

official salary; emolument

Examples

HSK 7-9

汉武帝时期，光禄勋掌管宫廷宿卫。

Hànwǔdì shíqī, Guānglùxūn zhǎngguǎn gōngtíng sùwèi.

Under Emperor Wu of Han, the Guanglu Xun was in charge of palace guard duty.

HSK 7-9

他被任命为光禄勋。

Tā bèi rènmìng wéi Guānglùxūn.

He was appointed Minister of the Imperial Household.

Tips

history

One of the 九卿 ('Nine Ministers') of the Han bureaucracy. Originally called 郎中令, it was renamed 光禄勋 by Emperor Wu of Han in 104 BCE. It oversaw the palace guard 郎官, imperial attendants, and ceremonial functions; essentially the chief of the inner court.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

禄 lù

勋 xūn