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股东 (gǔ dōng) — shareholder, stockholder

Definition

股东 is the formal/legal term for a shareholder — a person or entity that owns stock in a company. 股份 is the share itself; 股民 usually refers to ordinary retail investors, not corporate owners.

noun
shareholderstockholder
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 股东。
    Gōng sī měi nián dōu huì xiàng gǔ dōng huì bào jīng yíng qíng kuàng.
    The company reports its business situation to shareholders every year.
  • 股东，。
    Zuò wéi dà gǔ dōng, tā yǒu quán cān yù zhòng yào jué cè.
    As a major shareholder, he has the right to participate in important decisions.
  • 股东。
    Zhè cì zēng fā gǔ piào xū yào quán tǐ gǔ dōng tóu piào biǎo jué.
    This additional stock issuance requires a vote by all shareholders.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

股gǔshare
东dōngowner

股 (share) and 东 (owner) combine to mean a person who owns shares.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 股 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 東; 东 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 東 originally drew a full bag tied at both ends. The simplified 东 is a later shorthand, not the historical shape.

Open 东 →
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