to occupy, according to

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

  Meaning component

shoushǒu

  

hand

is a component form of .

豦 sound component

  Sound component

  

a wild boar

Evolution

據 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
據 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
據 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
據 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
據 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

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to occupy, take possession of; a base; according to; to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy

Most common words with 據
Freq.
Word
Meaning

according to

根据

according to

证据

evidence

数据

data

据说

reportedly