据此
jù cǐ · HSK 7
according to this
📄👉 据 = grounds/basis + 此 = this, so on the grounds of this
Formal written connector: 据 means evidence or basis (as in 根据, on the basis of) and 此 means this. Together 据此 = on the grounds of the above, used in documents to introduce a conclusion or reported decision.
据 — hand radical 扌 + 豦
据 combines the hand radical 扌 with the phonetic component 豦. Originally meaning to seize or grasp with the hand, it later extended to 'rely on' or 'according to.' In modern simplified Chinese, 据 also serves as the simplified form of 據, merging the two characters' meanings.
此 — foot 止 + spoon/person 匕
此 originally depicted a person (匕) standing with a foot (止), suggesting 'to stop here' or 'this place.' Over time the meaning generalized from a specific location to the demonstrative pronoun 'this.' The foot component still hints at the original sense of standing in a particular spot.