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CHINESE CHARACTER

yīn

因

因

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as

Numbered pinyin
yin1
English meanings
conj.: because, as

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Full enclosure structure

Full enclosure arrangement: outside 囗; inside 大.

  • Outside

    囗
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  • Inside

    大

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿴囗大

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    yīnwei因为。

    Because.

  2. 02

    yuányīn原因。

    Reason.

  3. 03

    yīnsù因素。

    Factor.

  4. 04

    yīn因gù故。

    For some reason.

  5. 05

    yīncǐ因此。

    Therefore.

  6. 06

    qǐ起yīn因。

    The cause.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 原因
  • 因为
  • 因人而异
  • 因此
  • 因素
  • 因而
  • 基因