股
Meanings
1. thigh
2. part of a whole; portion of a sum
3. (finance) stock; share
4. strand of a thread
5. low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē)
6. classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc
7. classifier for smoke, smells etc: thread, puff, whiff
8. classifier for bands of people, gangs etc
9. classifier for sudden forceful actions
Characters used
Examples7
房 里 有 股 烟 味。
The room smelled of tobacco.
房 里 闻 起来 有 股 烟 味。
The room smelled of tobacco.
这个 房间 最近 都 没 打扫 过, 有 一 股 臭味。
The room hasn't been cleaned recently, so it now has a foul aroma.
这 有 一 股 芝士 的 味道。
This smells like cheese.
一 股 寒流 侵袭 了 欧洲。
A cold front swept over Europe.
咳嗽 糖浆 有 股 甘草 的 味道。
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.