因
yīn
old variant of 因[yin1]
cause; reason; because
enclosure (囗) + person (大) = cause, reason
The original image shows a person (大) enclosed within a boundary (囗), suggesting something contained or grounded — the root or condition from which an effect grows. Think of a cause as the ground a person stands on: what holds them in place and explains what follows.
Words with 因
得梅因
dé méi yīn
Des Moines, capital of Iowa
达因
dá yīn
(loanword) dyne
远因
yuǎn yīn
indirect cause
陈陈相因
chén chén xiāng yīn
(idiom) to slavishly follow old patterns; to stick to outdated conventions
隐性基因
yǐn xìng jī yīn
recessive gene
类风湿因子
lèi fēng shī yīn zǐ
rheumatoid factor
显性基因
xiǎn xìng jī yīn
dominant gene
主因
zhǔ yīn
main reason
互为因果
hù wéi yīn guǒ
mutually related karma (idiom); fates are intertwined
人类基因组计划
rén lèi jī yīn zǔ jì huà
Human Genome Project
侯赛因
hóu sài yīn
Husain or Hussein (name)
倒果为因
dào guǒ wéi yīn
to reverse cause and effect