股 (gǔ) — (classifier) for long winding things (rope, river, strand); (classifier) for smoke, smells, or puffs: thread, whiff; (classifier) for groups of people or sudden actions: band, gust
Definition
股 (gǔ) is a measure word for long, winding or flowing things (ropes, rivers, streams) and for puffs of smoke, smells, or gusts of wind. It is a special classifier — not interchangeable with 个 or 条 across all these senses.
classifier
for long winding things (rope, river, strand)for smokesmellsor puffs: threadwhifffor groups of people or sudden actions: band, gust
Examples
- 股。Chú fáng lǐ mào chū yì gǔ nóng yān.A thick puff of smoke came out of the kitchen.
- 股。Shān shàng yǒu yì gǔ quán shuǐ liú xiàng shān xià.There is a stream of spring water flowing down the mountain.
- 股，。Tū rán guā lái yì gǔ dà fēng, chuī zǒu le mào zi.Suddenly a gust of strong wind blew the hat away.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
- 肉肉ròubody
- 夃夃gǔthigh
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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