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據: according to; to occupy, seize

By February 26, 2016January 16th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

據 [据] jù

preposition
: according to
: to act in accordance with
: to depend on
: to seize; to occupy

據 [据] jū

Kun Reading

拠る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

拠 | よりどころ yoridokoro

noun
: grounds; foundation; authority; support; something upon which to rely

On Reading

キョ kyo
コ ko

 Usage:

據說 [据说] ju4shuo1: it is said that; reportedly
據[据]悉 ju4xi1: according to reports; it is reported (that)
據點 [据点] ju4dian3: stronghold; defended military base; base for operations; strategic point; foothold; (market) presence [拠点 | きょてん kyoten: position; location; base; point]
據報 [据报] ju4bao4: it is reported; according to reports
據稱 [据称] ju4cheng1: it is said; allegedly; according to reports; or so they say
根據[据] gen1ju4: according to; based on; basis; foundation
[根拠 | こんきょ konkyo: basis; foundation]
數據 [数据] shu4ju4: data; numbers; digital
證據 [证据] zheng4ju4: evidence; proof; testimony
[証拠 | しょうこ shouko: evidence; proof]
依據 [据] yi1ju4: according to; basis; foundation
[依拠 | いきょ ikyo: dependence]
佔據 [占据] zhan4ju4: to occupy; to hold
[占拠 | せんきょ senkyo: occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession]

拮據 [拮据] jie2ju1: hard pressed for money; in financial straits


Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom
拠ない | よんどころない yondokoronai
: can’t be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable

証拠隠滅 | しょうこいんめつ shoukoinmetsu
: (yoji) destruction of evidence

拠点に置く | きょてんにおく kyoten ni oku
: to be based in (a place)

論より証拠 | ろんよりしょうこ ronyori shouko
: the proof of the pudding is in the eating; evidence is better than debate

辞書に拠れば | じしょによれば jisho ni yoreba
: based on (according to) the dictionary



Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom
據實以告 [据实以告] ju4 shi2 yi3 gao4
: to report according to the facts; to tell the truth; to tell it like it is

據情辦理 [据情办理] ju4 qing2 ban4 li3
: to handle a situation according to the circumstances

 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
扌 (shou3: hand radical 64) suggests the meaning while
(qu2/ju4: wild boar) provides the sound.



簡體 Simplified.
据. Created as unique simplification #133 (據 » 据) via replacement of character component



Historical/Japanese variant:
拠 ju4



Variant:
㨿 OR 㩀 [据] ju4: to receive, as communications from a subordinate, to rely on, to lean on, evidence; proof, according to; whereas



 Examples:
據報紙上說,她自殺了。
ju3 bao4zhi3 shang3 shuo1, ta1 zi4 sha1 le
According to the newspaper, he committed suicide.

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary