cause, reason, basis

Animated Stroke Order 因

因 stroke order svg

Stroke Order Diagrams 因

因 stroke order diagram

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order:

Download and print worksheets to practice writing
FREE
因 handwriting practice sheet - portrait

Preview of Portrait worksheet

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
xià
le
yīn
sài
xiāo
le

It rained, therefore the match was cancelled

2
chí
dào
de
yuán
yīn
shì
chē

The reason he was late is traffic jam

3
yīn
wèi
tiān
hǎo
men
dài
zài
jiā

Because the weather is bad, we stay at home

4
yīn
wèi
xià
suǒ
men
gōng
yuán
le

Because it's raining, we won't go to the park.

5
yīn
wèi
jīn
tiān
hěn
máng
suǒ
méi
shí
jiān
kàn
diàn
shì

Because I'm busy today, I don't have time to watch TV.

6
yīn
wèi
xué
suǒ
kǎo
shì
le
hǎo
chéng

Because he studied hard, he achieved good results in the exam.

7
chí
dào
de
yuán
yīn
shì
xià
le

The reason he was late is that it rained.

8
xué
hàn
de
yuán
yīn
shì
duì
zhōng
guó
wén
huà
gǎn
xìng

The reason I study Chinese is that I am interested in Chinese culture.

9
zhè
huì
xiāo
de
yuán
yīn
yǒu
hěn
duō
bāo
kuò
tiān
wèn
shí
jiān
chōng

There are many reasons for the cancellation of this meeting, including weather issues and scheduling conflicts.

10
xià
le
yīn
men
gōng
yuán
le

It's raining, therefore we won't go to the park.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes6
StructureFully Enclosed
Frequency#266
Zhuyinㄧㄣ
Components
UnicodeU+56E0
CangjieWK
☯️

Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality