入股 (rù gǔ) — to buy shares, to become a shareholder

Definition

Refers to the act of buying shares or equity in a company to become a shareholder. More formal than everyday expressions like 买股票 and emphasizes joining the company as an owner, not just trading stock.

verb
to buy sharesto become a shareholder

Examples

  • 入股。
    Tā jué dìng rù gǔ zhè jiā gōng sī.
    He decided to buy shares in this company.
  • 。
    Tā rù le zhè jiā gōng sī de gǔ.
    He bought shares in this company.
  • 入股。
    Wǒ men gōng sī huān yíng xīn tóu zī zhě rù gǔ.
    Our company welcomes new investors to become shareholders.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

入rùenter
股gǔshare

“入” means enter and “股” means share, together describing joining in as a shareholder.

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

入 is drawn as an arrowhead, indicating 'to enter'.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

In 股, the left 肉 marks the body. The right side, now written 殳, comes from 夃, an old form for thigh, and gives the sound.

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