因
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
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Example Sentences
因为下雨，我们今天不去公园了。
yīnwèi xiàyǔ ， wǒmen jīntiān bùqù gōngyuán le 。
Because it is raining, we are not going to the park today.
他因为工作太忙，没有时间休息。
tā yīnwèi gōngzuò tàimáng ， méiyǒu shíjiān xiūxī 。
He doesn’t have time to rest because he is too busy with work.
我之所以选择这个项目，因它的前景很好。
wǒ zhīsuǒyǐ xuǎnzé zhègè xiàngmù ， yīn tāde qiánjǐng hěnhǎo 。
The reason I chose this project is that it has a good prospect.
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