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因 yīn — “because; cause”
How to write and say the Chinese character 因 (yīn), which means because; cause — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 yīn
Meaning · 意思 because; cause
Strokes · 笔画 6
Radical · 部首 囗 (enclosure)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
因 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A person 大 lying on a mat 囗 — the thing everything rests on: the reason, the cause.
A common word常用词
因为
because
Example sentence例句
因为下雨，我们在家玩。
Because it's raining, we play at home.
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