炒 chǎo
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 火 — fire, flame
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
炒股
chǎogǔ
to speculate in stocks
Characters in this word
股 gǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- ⺼ meat, flesh 殳 tool, weapon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他原本只想把炒股当作兴趣，却逐渐投入了过多时间和精力。 Tā yuánběn zhǐ xiǎng bǎ chǎogǔ dàngzuò xìngqù, què zhújiàn tóurù le guò duō shíjiān hé jīnglì. He originally only wanted to treat stock speculation as a hobby, but gradually put too much time and energy into it.
- 爷爷退休后每天都在家里炒股。 Yéye tuìxiū hòu měitiān dōu zài jiālǐ chǎogǔ. Since retiring, Grandpa trades stocks at home every day.
- 刚开始炒股的人，最好先用少量的钱试一试。 Gāng kāishǐ chǎogǔ de rén, zuìhǎo xiān yòng shǎoliàng de qián shìyishì. Someone who has just started trading stocks had best try with a small amount of money first.
Related words
- 炒作 chǎozuò to hype; to sensationalise
- 股票 gǔpiào stock, share
- 股市 gǔshì stock market
- 股 gǔ classifier for currents, smells, forces, etc.
- 股东 gǔdōng shareholder
- 股份 gǔfèn shares; equity stake
- 股民 gǔmín individual stock investor; shareholder in the stock market
- 屁股 pìgu buttocks; backside
- 财务 cáiwù finance, financial affairs
- 金融 jīnróng finance
- 理财 lǐcái to manage money
- 货币 huòbì currency