据 jù — to occupy · English

据

jù

to occupy

At a glance · 据

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「据」繁体「據」从手豦声，小篆从手據声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「据」本义为依仗、占据，引申根据、凭据。

Structure

从手、豦(jù)声，形声字，手表义类，豦表音，本为據守。简作据。

At a glance

Pinyinjù

Radical扌

Strokes11

UnicodeU+636E

Character type形声

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Six languages, one character

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English to occupy to occupy, take possession of; a base, position

Français s'appuyer / occuper S'appuyer, occuper. «浮渭据泾» : s'appuyer sur le Jing.

Español apoyar / ocupar Apoyar, ocupar. «浮渭据泾»: apoyándose en el Jing.

العربية يستند / يحتلّ يستند، يحتلّ. «浮渭据泾»: مستنداً إلى جينغ.

Русский опираться / занимать Опираться, занимать. «浮渭据泾»: опираясь на Цзин.

Common words

根据gēn jùaccording to
据jùbased on

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