据 = 扌 + 居

据 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “to occupy”. It is built from 扌 (hand) and 居 (live).

Keyword: to occupy
Pinyin (Mandarin): jù
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: to occupy, take possession of, завладеть, оккупировать, take possession of
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 据 set

Decomposition

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扌 hand
居 live

How to find 据 without knowing its reading

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

Open 据 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.