因U+56E06 STROKES
Entry·pron. yīn
ㄧㄣ
“cause; reason; because; by means of; to follow; to inherit; to accumulate”
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- 因為ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋbecause; owing to; on account of; introduces a reason or cause
- 因此ㄧㄣ ㄘˇtherefore; as a result; consequently; for this reason; hence
- 原因ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄣreason; cause; origin; root cause; the basis or explanation for something
- 因素ㄧㄣ ㄙㄨˋelement; factor; something that contributes to or influences a result; a component or cause in the makeup of something
- 因而ㄧㄣ ㄦˊtherefore; as a result; thus; (Taiwan, informal) carelessly, casually
- 因應ㄧㄣ ㄧㄥˋto respond accordingly to; to adapt to; to cope with; to act flexibly as circumstances require
- 基因ㄐㄧ ㄧㄣgene; the basic unit of heredity in living organisms; a segment of nucleic acid carrying genetic information.
- 主因ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣprincipal cause; main reason; primary factor
- 因果ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˇcause and effect; karma; the Buddhist doctrine that actions (causes) produce corresponding results (effects); reason or origin of something
- 因子ㄧㄣ ㄗˇfactor; divisor; element; (genetic) trait
- 誘因ㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄣincentive; inducement; motivating factor; cause or reason that triggers an action or event.
- 因緣ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊpredestined relationship; romantic or karmic connection; (Buddhist) cause and condition; chance or opportunity; on this basis; according to this
- 死因ㄙˇ ㄧㄣcause of death; reason or factor that leads to someone's death
- 疑因ㄧˊ ㄧㄣsuspected cause
- 愛因斯坦ㄞˋ ㄧㄣ ㄙ ㄊㄢˇAlbert Einstein; German-born theoretical physicist; developed the theory of relativity; won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for the photoelectric effect; later lived and worked in the United States.
- 成因ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣcause; reason something happens; factors that produce a result; origin; how something comes about
- 因緣際會ㄧㄣ ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋa fateful coincidence; a chance encounter; a serendipitous meeting; an opportunity arising from circumstances
- 病因ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄧㄣcause of a disease; underlying reason for an illness; medical etiology
- 海洛因ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄣhighly addictive narcotic derived from morphine; white crystalline powder stronger than morphine; banned illegal drug
- 因故ㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˋdue to certain reasons; for some unspecified cause
- 起因ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄣthe cause or origin of an event
- 咖啡因ㄎㄚ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄣcaffeine; a bitter alkaloid found in tea, coffee, and cocoa that stimulates the central nervous system and acts as a diuretic
- 因之ㄧㄣ ㄓbecause of this; owing to that; consequently; as a result
- 因地制宜ㄧㄣ ㄉㄧˋ ㄓˋ ㄧˊadapt measures to suit local conditions; tailor policies to specific regional circumstances
- 歸因於ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧㄣ ㄩˊattribute to; ascribe to; trace back to a cause
- 因人而異ㄧㄣ ㄖㄣˊ ㄦˊ ㄧˋto vary from person to person; to differ according to the individual
- 肇因ㄓㄠˋ ㄧㄣcause of an incident or accident; underlying cause
- 歸因ㄍㄨㄟ ㄧㄣto attribute; to ascribe a cause to something
- 起因於ㄑㄧˇ ㄧㄣ ㄩˊcaused by; resulting from; arising from
- 因循ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩㄣˊto follow old conventions without change; to procrastinate or delay; to dillydally; to be lax and perfunctory; to idle away time
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