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Chinese symbol for “grounds”

论据
lùn jù
Traditional: 論據
grounds (for an argument); contention; thesis

The closest CC-CEDICT match for grounds is 论据 (lùn jù), defined as: grounds (for an argument); contention; thesis.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

论 lùn
debate; discussion
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
据 jù
to possess, to occupy; position; base
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “grounds”

WordPinyinMeaning
理由lǐ yóureason; grounds
理据 (理據)lǐ jùgrounds; justification
凭准 (憑準)píng zhǔnevidence (that one can rely on); grounds (for believing sth)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 论据.

WordPinyinMeaning
理论 (理論)lǐ lùntheory; 个 (gè)
讨论 (討論)tǎo lùnto discuss; to talk over
无论 (無論)wú lùnno matter what or how; regardless of whether...
评论 (評論)píng lùnto comment on; to discuss
论坛 (論壇)lùn tánforum (for discussion)
结论 (結論)jié lùnconclusion; verdict
根据 (根據)gēn jùaccording to; based on
数据 (數據)shù jùdata

See also: Japanese symbol for “grounds”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.