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股长

gǔ zhǎng

2-character word Traditional 股長

What 股长 means

1. person in charge of a {股|gǔ} (section or department)
2. head
3. chief
4. director
5. (in a class in a school) student responsible for a specific duty, e.g. {风纪股长|fēng jì gǔ zhǎng} discipline monitor

The characters in 股长

• 股gǔthigh; part of a whole; portion of a sum; (finance) stock; share
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte

Sounds the same

Read gǔ zhǎng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 鼓掌to applaud; to clap
• 股掌(have sb in) the palm of one's hand; fig. (under) one's complete control

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