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依据

yījù

according to; based on

A person building on a foundation
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Characters in this word

依 yī

Strokes
8
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 衣 cloth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 依

据 jù

Strokes
11
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 居 to live, to reside
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 据

Example phrases

  • 依据地图走。 Yī jù dì tú zǒu. Follow the map.
  • 依据规定办。 Yī jù guī dìng bàn. Handle it according to the rules.
  • 依据事实说。 Yī jù shì shí shuō. Speak based on the facts.

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