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拠 = 扌 + 処

拠 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to occupy”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 処 (place).

Keyword
to occupy
Pinyin (Mandarin)
jù
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
to occupy, take possession of, завладеть, оккупировать, take possession of
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
拠 foothold

Decomposition

ids

  1. 扌 hand
  2. 処 place

How to find 拠 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “hand” + “place”. 拠 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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