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CHINESE CHARACTER

jù

据

据

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according to

Numbered pinyin
ju4
English meanings
according to, on the grounds of

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 居.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    居
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    • Outside

      户
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    • Inside

      古
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Meaning & sound clues

扌 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “hand”.

居 is identified as the sound component (jū). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 据.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌居

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    gēnjù根据。

    According to.

  2. 02

    jùshuō据说。

    It is said.

  3. 03

    shùjù数据。

    Data.

  4. 04

    zhèngjù证据。

    Evidence.

  5. 05

    jù据wǒ我suǒ所zhī知。

    As far as I know.

  6. 06

    yījù依据。

    Basis.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 依据
  • 占据
  • 大数据
  • 引经据典
  • 据悉
  • 据此
  • 据说
  • 收据
  • 数据
  • 数据库
  • 根据
  • 证据