Hanzi
Traditional
股
Simplified
股

thigh/part of a whole/portion of a sum/(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/classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff/classifier for bands of people, gangs etc/classifier for sudden forceful actions

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

gǔ

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨˇ

Jyutping

gu2

Example sentences

屁股 pìgǔ
他在硬椅子上坐了很久，屁股有點痛。
他在硬椅子上坐了很久，屁股有点痛。

He sat on a hard chair for a long time, so his bottom hurt a little.

股 gǔ
房間裡有一股淡淡的清香。
房间里有一股淡淡的清香。

There is a faint delicate fragrance in the room.

味 wèi
這裡有一股怪味。
这里有一股怪味。

There is a strange smell here.

股市 gǔshì
股市的波動對國家的經濟發展有著深遠的影響。
股市的波动对国家的经济发展有著深远的影响。

Fluctuations in the stock market have a profound impact on the country's economic development.

走向 zǒuxiàng
股市的走向難以預測。
股市的走向难以预测。

The trend of the stock market is difficult to predict.

炒股 chǎogǔ
他在業餘時間喜歡炒股。
他在业余时间喜欢炒股。

He likes trading stocks in his spare time.

股份 gǔfèn
他在這家公司持有大量的股份。
他在这家公司持有大量的股份。

He holds a large number of shares in this company.

入股 rùgǔ
幾位員工決定入股這家小公司。
几位员工决定入股这家小公司。

Several employees decided to buy shares in this small company.

Example Vocabulary

屁股

pi4'gu3

buttocks; bottom; the end of an object

股

gu3

strand; share; classifier for a smell, force, or current

股市

gu3'shi4

stock market

個股

ge4'gu3

控股

kong4'gu3

炒股

chao3'gu3

to trade stocks; to speculate in stocks

股份

gu3'fen4

share; stock

股價

gu3'jia4

入股

ru4'gu3

to buy shares; to become a shareholder

八股

ba1'gu3

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