股gǔ
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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
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Examples7
The room smelled of tobacco.
The room smelled of tobacco.
The room hasn't been cleaned recently, so it now has a foul aroma.
This smells like cheese.
A cold front swept over Europe.
The cough syrup has a licorice flavoring.