據說

it is said that / reportedly

it is said that; reportedly

according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy

to persuade

to speak / to say / to explain / to scold / to tell off / a theory (typically the last character in a compound, as in 日心說|日心说 heliocentric theory)

to speak; to talk; to say / to explain; to comment / to scold; to tell off / (bound form) theory; doctrine