Chinese symbol for “thigh”
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thigh is 股 (gǔ), defined as: thigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share; strand of a thread; low-level administrative unit, translated as "section" or "department" etc, ranked below 科 (kē); classifier for long winding things like ropes, rivers etc.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “thigh”
Related words
Other words that share a character with 股.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 股份 | gǔ fèn | a share (in a company); stock |
| 股东 (股東) | gǔ dōng | shareholder; stockholder |
| 股票 | gǔ piào | share certificate; stock (finance) |
| 屁股 | pì gu | buttocks; bottom |
| 股权 (股權) | gǔ quán | equity shares; stock right |
| 控股 | kòng gǔ | to own a controlling number of shares in a company |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thigh”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.