依据
Old HSK 6
依据 (yījù) · basis
依据 (yījù) means “basis; according to”. It is written with 2 characters: 依 (to rely on) + 据 (to possess). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 依据 is built
The characters
依 yī · to rely on
What 依 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 衣yī — cloth
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 亻 gives the meaning, 衣 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
据 jù · to possess
What 据 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 居jū — to live
- 户hù — door
- 古gǔ — ancient
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 居 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你这样说有什么依据？Nǐ zhèyàng shuō yǒu shénme yījù?What's your basis for saying that?
依据规定，这里不能停车。Yījù guīdìng, zhèlǐ bùnéng tíngchē.According to the rules, you can't park here.
Questions about 依据
What does 依据 mean?
依据 (yījù) means “basis; according to”.
How do you pronounce 依据?
依据 is pronounced yījù.
Which HSK level is 依据?
依据 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 依靠yīkàoto rely on
- 依然yīránstill
- 依旧yījiùstill
- 依赖yīlàito depend on
- 依托yītuōto rely on
- 据说jùshuōit is said that
- 证据zhèngjùevidence
- 根据gēnjùaccording to
- 数据shùjùdata
- 收据shōujùreceipt
Learn 依据 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 214: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.