控股 (kòng gǔ) — (attributive) controlling (shares); holding (a…

Definition

A business/economics term meaning 'holding a controlling stake' (typically >50% of shares), usually attributive before a noun like 公司, 股东, or 权.

adjective

(attributive) controlling (shares)holding (a controlling stake)

控股。
Zhè jiā kòng gǔ gōng sī kòng zhì le duō jiā zǐ gōng sī.
This holding company controls several subsidiaries.
控股50%。
kòng gǔ Gǔ dōng yōng yǒu gōng sī 50% yǐ shàng de gǔ fèn.
The controlling shareholder holds more than 50% of the company's shares.
控股。
Zhè cì shōu gòu shì wèi le huò dé mù biāo gōng sī de kòng gǔ quán.
This acquisition is to obtain the controlling rights of the target company.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

“控” means to control and “股” means shares, so the term describes holding a controlling stake.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌空控

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒu

Sound part声符shēngfú

空

Same sound today

The left part is 手 written as 扌, showing a hand; the right part 空 gives the sound.

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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