股

gǔ

月 + 殳

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Definitions

gǔ (noun) thigh

gǔ (noun) share; stock

gǔ (noun) strand; thread

gǔ (noun) portion; part

gǔ (particle) measure word for something long & thin; for strength ; smell (e.g.: burst of energy, puff of air ; smoke, etc.); for people (pejorative)

Etymology

Originally written as 夃, depicting a person with a marker indicating the location of the thigh. Later the ⺼ component was added.

Semantic: ⺼ Phonetic: 殳

About

股 originally depicted a thigh: the early form 夃 showed a person with a mark on the leg, and the flesh radical ⺼ was later added for clarity. In its current form, the character combines 月 (meat) with 殳, a component that evolved from that early pictograph. Its primary meaning is the thigh, which extended metaphorically to a section, strand, or share, and ultimately to shares in a business, giving rise to modern stock and equity terminology.

Etymology Hide

Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

我买了一些股票。

Wǒ mǎi le yīxiē gǔpiào.

I bought some stocks.

他拥有公司股份。

Tā yōngyǒu gōngsī gǔfèn.

He owns company shares.

一股清泉流出。

Yī gǔ qīngquán liú chū.

A stream of clear spring water flows out.

股价今天上涨了。

Gǔjià jīntiān shàngzhǎng le.

The stock price rose today.

他是公司的大股东。

Tā shì gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.

He is a major shareholder of the company.

我研究股票市场很久了。

Wǒ yánjiū gǔpiào shìchǎng hěn jiǔ le.

I have been studying the stock market for a long time.

这股潮流影响着年轻人。

Zhè gǔ cháoliú yǐngxiǎng zhe niánqīng rén.

This trend is influencing young people.

通过分析财报，他决定买入这只股票。

Tōngguò fēnxī cáibào, tā juédìng mǎirù zhè zhī gǔpiào.

By analyzing the financial report, he decided to buy this stock.

Related Characters

Component: 月

Component: 殳

股