株
シュ, かぶ
stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants
JLPT1 G6 S10 F432
As per 朱# (stump) + 木 tree/wood → *stump* → *stock*; *share(s)*. 株 was devised to replace 朱 after the latter acquired its extended meanings.
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