合股 (hé gǔ) — to pool capital; to form a partnership

Definition

合股 means to pool capital and form a joint business venture — usually between partners or shareholders. Often seen in phrases like 合股开公司.

verb

to pool capitalto form a partnership

Easily confused

合股。
Tā men jué dìng hé gǔ kāi yì jiā gōng sī.
They decided to pool capital and start a company.
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Wǒ men qù nián hé guò yí cì gǔ, shēng yì zuò dé bú cuò.
We pooled capital once last year, and the business did well.
合股。
Zhè jiā diàn shì jǐ gè péng you hé gǔ kāi de.
This shop was opened by a few friends who pooled capital.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

合hépool/join

合 conveys pooling or joining, and 股 refers to shares, so the meaning is to combine capital.

Characters in this word

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

亼口合

合 shows 亼 and 口 arranged as two mouths speaking together.

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.