股 meaning and stroke order
Thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share
How to write 股, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 股
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- thigh
- part of a whole; portion of a sum
- (finance) stock; share
- strand of a thread
- low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科[ke1]
- classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc
How 股 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Flesh.
⺼ gives the meaning and 殳 hints at the sound.
Radical: ⺼ (meat), shared by 176 characters on this site.
How to remember 股
The left part ⺼ means flesh, so 股 (gǔ) is a body part: the thigh. The right part 殳 (shū) gives the sound, and you can picture the thigh as one strong portion of the body, which leads to the meaning "share" or "portion."
Today 股 appears most often in finance words like 股票 (gǔpiào, stock) and 股市 (gǔshì, stock market). It is also a measure word for strands, streams, smells and forces. Example: 一股香味 (yì gǔ xiāngwèi) a whiff of fragrance.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 股 with 投 (tóu, to throw) or 没 (méi), which also have 殳 or a similar right side; check that the left part is ⺼ flesh, not 扌 hand or 氵 water. In 屁股 (pìgu) the second syllable is pronounced in the neutral tone, not gǔ.
Common words with 股
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 股票 | gǔpiào | share certificate; stock (finance) | HSK 6 |
| 股东 | gǔdōng | shareholder; stockholder | HSK 6 |
| 炒股 | chǎogǔ | (coll.) to speculate in stocks | HSK 6 |
| 股份 | gǔfèn | a share (in a company); stock | HSK 7-9 |
| 股市 | gǔshì | stock market | HSK 7-9 |
| 股民 | gǔmín | stock investor; share trader | HSK 7-9 |
| 屁股 | pìgu | buttocks; bottom | |
| 擦屁股 | cāpìgu | to wipe one’s ass; (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess | |
| 股价 | gǔjià | stock price; share price | |
| 打屁股 | dǎpìgu | to spank sb's bottom | |
| 股权 | gǔquán | equity shares; stock right | |
| 股掌 | gǔzhǎng | (have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control | |
| 控股 | kònggǔ | to own a controlling number of shares in a company |
股 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 股
How many strokes are in 股?
股 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 股 mean?
股 (gǔ) means thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share. A common word with it is 股票 (gǔpiào), meaning "share certificate; stock (finance)".
How do you pronounce 股?
股 is pronounced gǔ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 股?
The radical of 股 is ⺼, which carries the idea of "meat". Dictionaries list 股 under this radical.
Is 股 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 股 is part of the HSK 6 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
What things can 股 be used as a measure word for?
It is used for long, flowing things like a stream of water or a strand of rope, as in 一股水 (yì gǔ shuǐ). It also counts smells, air currents and forces or feelings, such as 一股劲儿 (yì gǔ jìnr), a burst of energy.
What does 炒股 literally mean?
炒 (chǎo) means to stir fry, so 炒股 (chǎogǔ) is literally "stir frying stocks." It is a casual way to say trading or speculating in the stock market, and a person who does it is often called a 股民 (gǔmín).