股東 (gǔdōng) — shareholder; stockholder

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股東 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)

股東＝股＋東

ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥ · gǔdōng

noun — shareholder; stockholder

字源 FORM — what the parts do

股share; equity; portion (股份的股)gǔ

東proprietor; owner (東家的東)dōngfrom 東家 (the proprietor/host) — in traditional halls the host sat on the eastern side; 東 became shorthand for owner/proprietor

股東，股份的股，東家的東。