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Chinese symbol for “reportedly”

据说
jù shuō
Traditional: 據說
it is said that; reportedly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for reportedly is 据说 (jù shuō), defined as: it is said that; reportedly.

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

据 jù
to possess, to occupy; position; base
radical 64 ⼿ · 11 strokes
说 shuō
to speak, to say; to scold, to upbraid
radical 149 ⾔ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 据说.

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
占据 (佔據)zhàn jùto occupy; to hold
说明 (說明)shuō míngto explain; to illustrate
小说 (小說)xiǎo shuōnovel; fiction
说话 (說話)shuō huàto speak; to say

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.

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