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The character "株" combines the semantic element 木, denoting wood or tree, with the phonetic element 朱, which guides its pronunciation. Its earliest attested meaning was the stump of a tree remaining after cutting, which later broadened to encompass the trunk or main body of a plant, leading to its use as a measure word for individual plants. Through lexical influence from Japanese, where the compound 株式 denotes corporate stock, the character additionally came to represent the concept of a share in financial contexts.
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这株植物需要浇水。
院子里种着一株苹果树。
他培育了一株新的玫瑰花品种。
这些植株的生长状况很好。
这起案件株连了许多无辜的人。
投资者关注这家公司的每股收益。
他宁可株守旧规，也不愿尝试新方法。
这家控股株持有多个上市公司的股份。