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The simplified character 据 derives from the traditional form 據, which combines the semantic hand radical 扌 with the phonetic component 豦. In the modern simplified version, the phonetic element was replaced by 居. The hand radical signals a physical action involving the hand, reflecting the character's original meaning of gripping, leaning on, or grasping something for support. This concrete sense of physical reliance gradually evolved into a more abstract metaphorical meaning: depending on information or evidence. Consequently, 据 now commonly means "according to" or "basing upon", and it frequently functions as a noun denoting data or proof, or as a preposition indicating the foundation of a statement.
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据说今天会下雨。
根据计划，我们明天出发。
警察找到了新的证据。
他据实报告了情况。
根据天气预报，周末天气晴朗。
据悉，会议将于下周举行。
据我了解，他最近很忙。
据历史记载，这座城市建于明朝。