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因

囙
yīn
#96 most
frequent character
cause, reason, because
preposition
conjunction

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

因 shows 大 person inside 囗 clothes, so it first meant 'clothed person, underwear'. That sense is now written 裀. From 'to rely on' it grew to 'cause', 'because, therefore', and 'to inherit'.

Drawn as: person; clothes

因 as a component in other characters

sound9 characters
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Example Sentences

因为下雨,我没有去公园。
yīnwèi xiàyǔ , wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngyuán 。
Because it rained, I didn’t go to the park.
因他的努力,项目终于完成了。
yīn tāde nǔlì , xiàngmù zhōngyú wánchéng le 。
Due to his hard work, the project was finally completed.
我喜欢她,因为她很聪明。
wǒ xǐhuān tā , yīnwèi tā hěn cōngmíng 。
I like her because she is very smart.

Same Characters, Different Readings

因yīn
cause, reason, because

Homophones

因yīn
cause, reason, because
音yīn
sound, noise, note (of musical scale)

Words Starting With 因

因为yīn wèi
because; owing to; on account of
因此yīn cǐ
thus; consequently; as a result
因素yīn sù
element; factor
因而yīn ér
"therefore; as a result; thus; and as a result, ..."

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