据 jù according to
according to; to occupy; to seize
How to remember 据: 扌 hand + 居 to live = according to. The young nurse closes her hand round the keys of her first flat to live in, all hers according to the signed lease.
Component breakdown
据 = 扌 hand + 居 to live
- 扌 hand
- 居 to live
- 尸 corpse
- 古 old
The young nurse closes her hand round the keys of her first flat to live in, all hers according to the signed lease.
How it is used
- As 'on the basis of / according to' it heads 根据 (gēnjù) and 据说 (jùshuō) it's said - 据说他要走了 (jùshuō tā yào zǒu le) rumor has it he's leaving.
- The other strand is 'seize/occupy' - 占据 (zhànjù) to occupy, 据为己有 (jù wéi jǐ yǒu) to take for oneself.
- 证据 (zhèngjù) evidence and 数据 (shùjù) data both use the 'basis' sense; 据 rarely stands alone in modern speech.
Words with 据
- 根据gēnjùon the basis ofHSK 3
- 依据yījùaccording toHSK 5
- 据说jùshuōit is said thatHSK 5
- 数据shùjùdataHSK 5
- 证据zhèngjùevidenceHSK 5
- 占据zhànjùto occupyHSK 6
- 大数据dàshùjùbig data (computing)HSK 7
- 引经据典yǐnjīng-jùdiǎnliterally to quote the classicsHSK 7
- 据悉jùxīaccording to reportsHSK 7
- 收据shōujùreceiptHSK 7
- 数据库shùjùkùdatabaseHSK 8
Example sentences
- 我们根据合同来办事。 Wǒmen gēnjù hétong lái bànshì.We conduct our business in accordance with the contract.