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1.

Animated Stroke Order 因

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2.

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因 stroke order diagram

3.

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因

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4.

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5.

How to Use 因

Reason and Cause

因 + noun/因 in compound

In these words, 因 points to a reason, cause, or basis for something.

原因 • yuán yīn • reason • HSK 4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 因

因人而异 • yīn rén ér yì • vary from person to person / differ according to the individual

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yīn因

7.

Example Sentences

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

，

yīn因

cǐ此

bǐ

Information

Pinyinyīn

Meaningcause, reason, basis

Strokes6

Radical囗

Traditional因

StructureFully Enclosed

Frequency#266

Zhuyinㄧㄣ

UnicodeU+56E0

CangjieWK

囗wéi

HSK 4

yuán原

yīn因

reason

因素 • yīn sù • factor; element • HSK 5

HSK 5

yīn因

sù素

factor; element

基因 • jī yīn • gene • HSK 6

HSK 6

jī基

yīn因

gene

Connecting Cause and Result

These words link a cause to its result, like 'because' or 'therefore'.

因为 • yīn wèi • because • HSK 3.0 · L2

HSK 3.0 · L2

yīn因

wèi为

because

因此 • yīn cǐ • because of this • HSK 4

HSK 4

yīn因

cǐ此

because of this

因而 • yīn ér • thus; as a result; with the result that • HSK 5

HSK 5

yīn因

ér而

thus; as a result; with the result that

rén人

ér而

yì异

vary from person to person / differ according to the individual

因地制宜 • yīn dì zhì yí • adapt measures to local conditions

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yīn因

dì地

zhì制

yí宜

adapt measures to local conditions

比

sài赛

qǔ取

xiāo消

le了

。

It rained, therefore the match was cancelled

tā他

yīn因

jiàn健

kāng康

wèn问

tí题

tí提

qián前

tuì退

xiū休

le了

。

He retired early due to health issues.

tā他

chí迟

dào到

de的

yuán原

yīn因

shì是

dǔ堵

chē车

。

The reason he was late is traffic jam

jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

diào调

chá查

tā他

de的

sǐ死

yīn因

。

The police are investigating his cause of death.

Zhè这

zhǒng种

bìng病

de的

bìng病

yīn因

zhì至

jīn今

hái还

bù不

qīng清

chǔ楚

。

The cause of this disease is still unclear.

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囫huwhole; entire
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