according to

to act in accordance with; to depend on; to seize; to occupy

hand (扌) + phonetic jù (居) = seize, occupy, act according to

The hand radical anchors the sense of physically gripping or holding a position. 居 contributes the sound jù and does not carry meaning here.

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他说,这家店的菜很好吃。

jù tā shuō , zhè jiā diàn de cài hěn hǎo chī 。

According to him, the food at this restaurant is very tasty.

最新的消息,那个地方已经安全了。

jù zuì xīn de xiāo xi , nà ge dì fang yǐ jīng ān quán le 。

According to the latest news, that place is already safe.

Words with 据

进退失据

jìn tuì shī jù

no room to advance or to retreat (idiom); at a loss

间接证据

jiàn jiē zhèng jù

indirect testimony

电子数据交换

diàn zǐ shù jù jiāo huàn

electronic exchange of data

事实根据

shì shí gēn jù

factual basis

占据

zhàn jù

to occupy; to hold

依据

yī jù

according to

借据

jiè jù

receipt for a loan

传闻证据

chuán wén zhèng jù

hearsay (law)

元数据

yuán shù jù

metadata

光纤分布数据接口

guāng xiān fēn bù shù jù jiē kǒu

Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

光纤分布式数据接口

guāng xiān fēn bù shì shù jù jiē kǒu

Fiber Distributed Data Interface (FDDI)

判据

pàn jù

criterion

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