数据 (shù jù) — data | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

数据 refers to numerical or digital data used for analysis (statistics, research, IT). More technical than 资料 (general materials/information) and 材料 (raw materials or research material).

noun

data

Examples

数据。
Wǒ men xū yào gèng duō de shù jù lái zhèng míng zhè ge guān diǎn.
We need more data to prove this point.
数据。
Zhè xiē shù jù xiǎn shì jīng jì zài kuài sù zēng zhǎng.
These data show that the economy is growing rapidly.
数据。
Tā men huā le sān gè yuè shōu jí shù jù.
They spent three months collecting data.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

据jùbasis or evidence

数 refers to numbers and 据 to basis or evidence; together they mean numerical evidence.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 數; 数 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

攴攴pū

Sound part声符shēngfú

婁

婁lóu數shù(r)

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 數 pairs 攴, the meaning part, with 婁, the sound part; the simplified 数 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

居

居jū据jù

Same sound today

据 uses 手 (hand) as one part and 居 to give the sound.

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