股份

• Pinyin: gǔ fèn
• Hanzi breakdown: 股 = 月 (flesh radical) + 殳 (hand holding rod) — thigh, portion, share; 份 = 亻(person) + 分 (divide) — one's allotted portion

Meaning

A unit of ownership in a company or enterprise; a share of stock or equity. Refers to a proportional stake in a company's assets and earnings.

Used in corporate and financial contexts to describe ownership stakes. Can refer to publicly traded shares or private equity. Common in business negotiations, investment discussions, and M&A contexts. Collocates with 持有, 转让, 增持, 减持.

Examples

1. 公司计划通过增发股份来筹集资金，用于扩大海外业务。 The company plans to raise funds by issuing additional shares to expand its overseas business.
2. 他持有该企业百分之三十的股份，是最大的单一股东。 He holds 30% of the company’s shares, making him the largest single shareholder.
3. 双方在股份转让比例上存在较大分歧，谈判一度陷入僵局。 The two sides had major differences over the share-transfer ratio, and negotiations once fell into a deadlock.

Usage Guide

Context: finance, business, corporate, investment

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 他持有公司百分之五十一的股份，对重大决策拥有绝对控制权。(He holds 51% of the company's shares, giving him absolute control over major decisions.)
• 双方签署了股份转让协议，完成了本次并购交易的核心环节。(Both parties signed the share transfer agreement, completing the core step of this acquisition.)

Don't Say

• 用'股份'泛指股票价格涨跌 — for price movements use 股价 or 行情; 股份 refers to the ownership stake itself, not its market price

Origin & History

股 (share; portion; originally thigh, extended to mean a section or portion) + 份 (portion; allotment; one's share)

Cultural Context

Generation: Working-age adults

Social background: Business professionals, investors