Grammar · Chapter 57
股: shareholder, stake, stock
股东 = shareholder · 股份 = a stake · 股票 = stock
股 first counts a stream or burst: 一股力量, 一股香味. Finance borrowed the same character: 股东 = shareholder, 股份 = a stake, 股票 = stock. Keep the roles apart: a shareholder holds 股份, buys 股票, receives 红利.
Examples
- 公司每年都会给股东发红利。 Gōngsī měi nián dōu huì gěi gǔdōng fā hónglì. Every year the company pays its shareholders dividends.
- 他在这家公司持有百分之十的股份。 Tā zài zhè jiā gōngsī chíyǒu bǎi fēn zhī shí de gǔfèn. He holds a ten-percent stake in the company.
- 这只股票每年都分红，很多老人喜欢买。 Zhè zhī gǔpiào měi nián dōu fēnhóng, hěn duō lǎorén xǐhuan mǎi. This stock pays dividends every year, so many older people like to buy it.