股
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gǔ · share, portion

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #1720
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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 股

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gǔWords pronounced gǔ
guWords pronounced gu
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Example sentences

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Tā zài shàng gè jǐng qì shí qī chǎo gǔ zǎn xià le yì bǐ qián.他在上个景气时期炒股攒下了一笔钱。

He amassed a fortune in stock trading during the last boom.

Source: Tatoeba #1395004 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de pì gǔ chuān zhège kàn qǐ lái dà ma?我的屁股穿这个看起来大吗?

Does my bum look big in this?

Source: Tatoeba #8750760 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wán gǔ piào péi le.他玩股票赔了。

He lost a fortune in the stock market.

Source: Tatoeba #2680361 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ juéde tā yǒu jī huì zài gǔ shì zhuàn yí dà bǐ qián.汤姆觉得他有机会在股市赚一大笔钱。

Tom thought he had a chance to make a lot of money on the stock market.

Source: Tatoeba #8792033 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā chǎo gǔ zhuàn hěn duō qián.他炒股賺很多錢。

He's making a lot of money in the stock market.

Source: Tatoeba #10308979 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de pì gǔ hěn dà.她的屁股很大。

She has a big butt.

Source: Tatoeba #2105165 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 股 in context

  1. Say gǔ, then recall the core meaning: share, portion.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 屁股 (pì gu), meaning “buttocks”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 股 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.