因 (yīn)
cause; reason; because
How 因 is written
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Traditional
- 因
- Simplified
- 因 (unchanged)
Components
- 囗 enclosure
- 大 big
Common words using 因
- 因為 yīnwèi
- because; owing to; on account of
- 原因 yuányīn
- cause; origin; root cause
- 因果 yīnguǒ
- karma; cause and effect
- 因此 yīncǐ
- thus; consequently; as a result
- 因素 yīnsù
- element; factor; CL:個|个[ge4]
- 因而 yīnér
- therefore; as a result; thus
- 基因 jīyīn
- gene (loanword)
- 死因 sǐyīn
- cause of death
- 主因 zhǔyīn
- main reason
- 倒果為因 dàoguǒwéiyīn
- to reverse cause and effect; to put the horse before the cart
- 前因 qiányīn
- antecedents
- 動因 dòngyīn
- motivation; moving force; underlying force
因 in a sentence
因為下雨，所以我沒去。
Yīnwèi xiàyǔ, suǒyǐ wǒ méi qù.
“Because it rained, I didn't go.”
How common is 因?
因 is the 96th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 41% of all running text.
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