股 (gǔ)

thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; stra

Etymology

Originally written as 夃, depicting a person with a marker indicating the location of the thigh. Later the ⺼ component was added.

Shuowen Jiezi

《說文》:“股,髀也。从肉,殳聲。”

Components