据

See also 據

Translingual

Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲): semantic 手 (“hand”) + phonetic 居

Han character

据 (radical 64 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手尸十口 (QSJR), four-corner 5706₄, composition ⿰扌居)

1. simplified form of 據
2. to occupy, take possession of
3. a base, position

References

• KangXi: page 435, character 12
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12204
• Dae Jaweon: page 784, character 29
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1909, character 1
• Unihan data for U+636E

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Cantonese

Hanzi

据 (traditional 據, Yale geui1)

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Japanese

Kanji

据 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: きょ (kyo)
• Kun: すえる (sueru), すえ (sue)

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Korean

Hanja

据 (hangeul 거, revised geo, McCune-Reischauer kŏ, Yale ke)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

据 (traditional 據, pinyin jù (ju4), Wade-Giles chü⁴)

Usage notes

据 has two pronunciations. When it is pronounced jù, the traditional character is 據. When it is pronounced jū, the traditional character is the same as its simplified form.

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Vietnamese

Han character

据 (cứ, cư, cớ)