因
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yīn · cause, reason

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HSK 3.0 · Level 6Frequency #679
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6Total strokes

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EnclosedCharacter structure

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囗Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 因

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yīnWords pronounced yīn
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Example sentences

Notice where 因 sits in each complete thought.

Tā bú zài shì yīn wèi bìng le.她不在是因为病了。

She is absent because of sickness.

Source: Tatoeba #1891665 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà jiù shì wǒ shēng tā de qì de yuán yīn.那就是我生他的氣的原因。

That is why I am angry with him.

Source: Tatoeba #10512909 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ ài wǒ zhǐshì yīn wèi wǒ shì gè hēi rén ma?你爱我只是因为我是个黑人吗?

Do you love me just because I'm black?

Source: Tatoeba #10007056 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yīn wèi tā de bìng, tā méi néng lái.因为他的病,他没能来。

He can't come because he's ill.

Source: Tatoeba #390553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bú zài zhè ér, yīn wèi tā bìng le.他不在这儿,因为他病了。

He isn't here because he's ill.

Source: Tatoeba #1361995 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì yīn wèi wǒ ài tā .那是因为我爱她.

It's because I love her.

Source: Tatoeba #2021500 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 因 in context

  1. Say yīn, then recall the core meaning: cause, reason.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the enclosed balanced.
  3. Use it in 因为 (yīn wèi), meaning “because”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 因 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.