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Chinese symbol for “entrenched”

据守
jù shǒu
Traditional: 據守
to guard; to hold a fortified position; entrenched

The closest CC-CEDICT match for entrenched is 据守 (jù shǒu), defined as: to guard; to hold a fortified position; entrenched.

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Characters and stroke order

据 jù
to possess, to occupy; position; base
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
守 shǒu
to defend, to guard, to protect; to conserve; to wait
radical 40 ⼧ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “entrenched”

WordPinyinMeaning
刻骨kè gǔingrained; entrenched

Related words

Other words that share a character with 据守.

WordPinyinMeaning
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
数据 (數據)shù jùdata
依据 (依據)yī jùaccording to; basis
证据 (證據)zhèng jùevidence; proof
据说 (據說)jù shuōit is said that; reportedly
占据 (佔據)zhàn jùto occupy; to hold
遵守zūn shǒuto comply with; to abide by; to respect (an agreement)
保守bǎo shǒuconservative; to guard

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