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因

yīn

HSK 2 Character

What 因 means

1. cause
2. reason
3. because

Other readings

因 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• yīnold variant of {因|yīn}

Example sentences

• 原因呢？
  And what was the reason?
• 因为是那儿。
  Because it is there.
• 我讲因特语。
  I speak Interlingua.
• 是什幺原因？
  What's causing it?
• 我明白原因。
  I understand why.
• 起火原因不明。
  Qǐhuǒ yuányīn bù míng.
  The cause of the fire is not known.

Words starting with 因

• 因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
• 因此yīn cǐthus; consequently; as a result
• 因素yīn sùelement; factor
• 因而yīn értherefore; as a result; thus
• 因果yīn guǒkarma; cause and effect
• 因缘yīn yuánchance; opportunity; predestined relationship
• 因特网Yīn tè wǎngInternet
• 因之yīn zhīfor this reason
• 因子yīn zǐfactor; (genetic) trait; (math) factor; divisor
• 因人而异yīn rén ér yìvarying from person to person (idiom); different for each individual
• 因故yīn gùfor some reason
• 因地制宜yīn dì zhì yí(idiom) to use methods in line with local circumstances
• 因果报应yīn guǒ bào yìng(Buddhism) retribution; karma
• 因材施教yīn cái shī jiào(idiom) to teach in accordance with the student's aptitude…
• 因由yīn yóureason; cause; predestined relationship (Buddhism)
• 因公yīn gōngin the course of doing one's work; on business
• 因应yīn yìngto respond accordingly to; to adapt to; to cope with
• 因数yīn shùfactor (of an integer); divisor
• 因如此yīn rú cǐbecause of this
• 因人成事yīn rén chéng shìto get things done relying on others (idiom); with a little help from his friends
• 因式yīn shìfactor; divisor (of a math. expression)
• 因式分解yīn shì fēn jiěfactorization
• 因变数yīn biàn shù(Taiwan; math) dependent variable
• 因变量yīn biàn liàngdependent variable

Words containing 因

• 原因yuán yīncause; origin; root cause
• 基因jī yīngene (loanword)
• 爱因斯坦Ài yīn sī tǎnAlbert Einstein (1879-1955), German-born theoretical physicist
• 起因qǐ yīncause; a factor (leading to an effect)
• 死因sǐ yīncause of death
• 海洛因hǎi luò yīn(loanword) heroin
• 病因bìng yīncause of disease; pathogen
• 转基因zhuǎn jī yīngenetic modification
• 成因chéng yīncause; factor; cause of formation
• 前因后果qián yīn hòu guǒcause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
• 主因zhǔ yīnprincipal cause; main reason
• 动因dòng yīnmotivation; moving force; underlying force
• 咖啡因kā fēi yīncaffeine (loanword)
• 基因组jī yīn zǔgenome
• 诱因yòu yīncause; triggering factor; incentive
• 侯赛因Hóu sài yīnHusain or Hussein (name); Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is…
• 前因qián yīnantecedents
• 公因子gōng yīn zǐ(math) common factor
• 基因体jī yīn tǐgenome (Tw)
• 基因工程jī yīn gōng chénggenetic engineering
• 最大公因子zuì dà gōng yīn zǐhighest common factor HCF; greatest common divisor GCD
• 基因学jī yīn xuégenetics
• 公因式gōng yīn shìcommon factor; common divisor (of a math. expression)
• 等位基因děng wèi jī yīnallele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

Characters that look like 因

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 团tuánround; lump; ball
• 园yuánland used for growing plants; site used for public recreation…
• 困kùnto trap; to surround; hard-pressed
• 囚qiúprisoner
• 囤dùnbin for grain
• 囡nānchild; daughter

Sounds the same

Read yīn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 阴overcast (weather); cloudy; shady
• 音sound; noise; note (of musical scale)
• 姻marriage connections
• 茵mattress
• 荫(bound form) shade (of a tree)
• 殷flourishing; abundant; earnest
• 铟indium (chemistry)
• 慇solicitous
• 氤used in 氤氲
• 喑mute
• 洇to soak; to blotch; to splotch
• 愔peaceful; solemn