据える
すえる · sueru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan
to set; to lay; to place
🍽️ 据 = hand radical 扌 + 居 (to stay): set it down with your hand so it stays put
The left side of 据 is the hand radical, and 居 means to sit or remain. Putting something down by hand so it stays in place matches the meaning to set, lay, or place.
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.