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根据

gēn jù 1–4

according to; based on; basis; foundation

HSK level
HSK 4
HSK 2.0 level 3 · HSK 3.0 level 4
Characters
2
根 · 据
Syllables
2
gēn jù
Frequency
Common
corpus count 694

Part of speech: p,n,v

Character by character

  • 根gēn10 strokesHSK 3root, base(d on); foundation
  • 据jù11 strokesHSK 3 traditional 據to occupy, take possession of; a base, position

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 根据. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

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