The kanji 据: meaning, readings and stroke order

据

Meaning: set, settle
On reading: —
Kun reading: す（える） sueru、す（わる） suwaru
Strokes: 11
Radical: 手 hand
Level: Level 9 · senior high school

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: đặt vững, ổn định (cư)
Japanese: しっかりとおく。うごかなくなる。
Korean: 놓다, 자리 잡다 (거)
Chinese: 安放、安稳

Readings, words and example sentences

す（える） sueru · kun reading · less common

据すえる
to set (firmly) in place
庭に石を 据すえます。
They set a stone in place in the garden.

す（わる） suwaru · kun reading · less common

据すわる
to become steady (a baby's neck)
赤ちゃんの首が 据すわって きました。
The baby can hold up its head now.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.