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
股
gǔ
classifier for currents, smells, forces, etc.
Character
Example phrases
- 会议室里突然涌起一股强烈的不安，连最乐观的代表都沉默了。 Huìyìshì lǐ tūrán yǒngqǐ yì gǔ qiángliè de bù'ān, lián zuì lèguān de dàibiǎo dōu chénmò le. A strong sense of unease suddenly rose in the meeting room, and even the most optimistic representatives fell silent.
- 厨房里飘出一股好闻的香味，我肚子都饿了。 Chúfáng lǐ piāo chū yì gǔ hǎowén de xiāngwèi, wǒ dùzi dōu è le. A lovely smell drifted out of the kitchen and made me hungry.
- 一股冷风从窗户吹进来，大家都打了个寒战。 Yì gǔ lěngfēng cóng chuānghu chuī jìnlái, dàjiā dōu dǎ le ge hánzhàn. A gust of cold wind blew in through the window and everyone shivered.
Related words
- 炒股 chǎogǔ to speculate in stocks
- 股票 gǔpiào stock, share
- 股市 gǔshì stock market
- 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
- 不下 búxià not less than; no fewer than
- 担 dàn load; carrying-pole load; measure word for loads
- 不乏 bùfá not to lack; to have no shortage of
- 磅 bàng pound; scale
- 比比皆是 bǐbǐjiēshì to be everywhere; to be found on every side