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
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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.
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