根据
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
根据 (gēnjù) · according to
根据 (gēnjù) means “according to; based on; basis”. It is written with 2 characters: 根 (root) + 据 (to possess). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 根据 is built
The characters
根 gēn · root
What 根 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 艮 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
根据天气预报，明天下雨。Gēnjù tiānqì yùbào, míngtiān xià yǔ.According to the weather forecast, it will rain tomorrow.
你根据什么这样说？Nǐ gēnjù shénme zhèyàng shuō?What are you basing that on?
Questions about 根据
What does 根据 mean?
根据 (gēnjù) means “according to; based on; basis”.
How do you pronounce 根据?
根据 is pronounced gēnjù.
Which HSK level is 根据?
根据 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 根本gēnběnat all (in negatives)
- 根深蒂固gēnshēndìgùdeep-rooted
- 根源gēnyuánroot
- 归根到底guīgēndàodǐin the final analysis
- 根gēnroot
- 据说jùshuōit is said that
- 证据zhèngjùevidence
- 数据shùjùdata
- 收据shōujùreceipt
- 据悉jùxīit is reported that
Learn 根据 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.