Meaning of 据
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- according to
- to act in accordance with
- to depend on
- to seize
- to occupy
- variant of 據|据[ju4]
- variant of 據|据[ju4]
- used in 拮据[jie2 ju1]
How to use 据
As a preposition, 据 means 'according to' and usually comes before a source of information, often in formal or news language. It appears in many common words like 根据 (gēnjù), 据说 (jùshuō) and 数据 (shùjù). Example: 据报道，明天会下雨。(Jù bàodào, míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.) According to reports, it will rain tomorrow.
据 has the hand radical 扌 on the left and 居 (jū, to reside) on the right. Picture a hand grabbing a place to live and holding on to it, which links to the senses 'to seize' and 'to occupy', and from there to 'relying on' something solid.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 据 with 剧 (jù, drama), which has the same sound and also contains 居, but 剧 has the knife radical 刂 on the right instead of 扌 on the left. Also remember that in 拮据 (jiéjū, short of money) it is read jū, not jù.
据 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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据 jù · according to · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 据.
| 证据 | zhèngjù | evidence; proof |
| 据说 | jùshuō | it is said that; reportedly |
| 根据 | gēnjù | according to; based on |
| 数据 | shùjù | data |
| 依据 | yījù | according to; basis |
| 占据 | zhànjù | to occupy; to hold |
| 收据 | shōujù | receipt |
| 数据库 | shùjùkù | (computing) database |
| 据此 | jùcǐ | accordingly; in view of the above |
| 据悉 | jùxī | according to reports; it is reported (that) |
| 大数据 | dàshùjù | big data (computing) |
| 引经据典 | yǐnjīng-jùdiǎn | lit. to quote the classics; to quote chapter and verse (idiom) |
Questions about 据
What does 据 mean?
据 (jù) means "according to; to act in accordance with" and is used as a preposition.
How do you write 据?
据 is made of 1 character: 据 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 据 an HSK word?
Yes. 据 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 据 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 据 is written 據.
What is the difference between 据 and 根据?
Both can mean 'according to'. 据 alone is shorter and more formal, used in set patterns like 据报道 or 据统计. 根据 is more common in everyday speech and can also be a noun meaning 'basis'.
How is 据说 used in a sentence?
据说 (jùshuō) means 'it is said that' and usually starts the sentence or clause. For example, 据说他要结婚了 (Jùshuō tā yào jiéhūn le) means 'It is said that he is getting married.'