Read Edit View history 因 yīn HSK2 cause Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of clothing surrounding (囗) a person (大), now written as 裀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan. Pinyin Separate values with commas yīn × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts clothing surrounding a person. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 因 Simp strokes 因 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Depicts a person. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 因 Simp strokes 因 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 因 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 214, 747 ], [ 244, 712 ], [ 254, 687 ], [ 259, 611 ], [ 251, 266 ], [ 233, 92 ], [ 240, 40 ] ], [ [ 275, 729 ], [ 306, 715 ], [ 527, 747 ], [ 732, 768 ], [ 759, 761 ], [ 791, 734 ], [ 799, 722 ], [ 794, 476 ], [ 804, 120 ], [ 790, 71 ], [ 753, 80 ], [ 731, 101 ] ], [ [ 353, 469 ], [ 397, 463 ], [ 439, 467 ], [ 621, 510 ], [ 673, 512 ] ], [ [ 485, 640 ], [ 521, 596 ], [ 507, 477 ], [ 482, 375 ], [ 463, 333 ], [ 425, 277 ], [ 376, 230 ], [ 327, 205 ] ], [ [ 552, 381 ], [ 651, 293 ], [ 672, 262 ], [ 680, 234 ] ], [ [ 271, 71 ], [ 292, 82 ], [ 644, 111 ], [ 721, 105 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 268 735 Q 226 762 208 756 Q 199 750 206 735 Q 231 648 233 614 Q 233 290 214 199 Q 196 109 198 93 Q 198 69 227 34 Q 239 18 252 33 Q 262 48 266 65 L 270 102 Q 274 138 274 192 Q 284 681 289 692 C 292 721 292 721 268 735 Z", "M 723 85 Q 750 52 771 9 Q 781 -15 797 -14 Q 810 -13 820 9 Q 853 61 832 251 Q 814 662 838 697 Q 839 700 843 703 Q 855 716 854 725 Q 854 738 821 762 Q 763 804 720 789 Q 699 785 665 779 Q 517 766 338 738 Q 301 734 268 735 C 238 735 260 687 289 692 Q 301 693 318 697 Q 331 701 451 719 Q 601 740 715 746 Q 740 747 745 735 Q 769 711 767 408 Q 768 225 770 182 Q 773 134 763 116 Q 759 103 752 102 Q 745 101 735 107 Q 734 108 731 108 C 710 103 710 103 723 85 Z", "M 531 465 Q 673 498 679 502 Q 686 509 683 517 Q 676 527 650 535 Q 626 538 539 511 L 482 496 Q 424 486 360 478 Q 327 472 351 457 Q 390 436 451 450 Q 461 453 476 454 L 531 465 Z", "M 539 511 Q 543 536 548 565 Q 554 584 556 595 Q 563 614 544 626 Q 499 654 484 653 Q 465 652 478 628 Q 493 598 482 496 L 476 454 Q 464 340 372 250 Q 369 249 366 245 Q 332 218 319 205 Q 316 198 328 197 Q 362 194 426 248 Q 495 312 526 445 Q 527 455 531 465 L 539 511 Z", "M 550 364 Q 596 315 652 243 Q 665 224 678 220 Q 685 219 693 226 Q 705 236 696 276 Q 689 324 553 391 Q 546 395 542 385 Q 541 373 550 364 Z", "M 266 65 Q 269 64 271 63 Q 284 59 300 61 Q 432 79 723 85 C 753 86 752 87 731 108 Q 722 118 705 132 Q 686 145 649 139 Q 438 108 270 102 C 240 101 237 73 266 65 Z" ] } 6 strokes 因 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 211, 749 ], [ 254, 700 ], [ 257, 664 ], [ 240, 31 ] ], [ [ 270, 725 ], [ 728, 769 ], [ 795, 731 ], [ 793, -9 ] ], [ [ 347, 469 ], [ 679, 516 ] ], [ [ 481, 644 ], [ 521, 597 ], [ 487, 392 ], [ 416, 267 ], [ 326, 203 ] ], [ [ 548, 385 ], [ 691, 230 ] ], [ [ 262, 90 ], [ 752, 103 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M268,735C240,753 219,762 208,756C201,754 201,746 206,735C217,709 227,676 233,614C236,577 231,304 214,199C204,140 197,105 198,93C198,78 207,58 227,34C234,24 243,23 252,33C259,43 263,51 266,65C268,78 269,90 270,102C272,138 273,156 274,192C280,518 285,685 289,692C292,708 281,725 268,735Z", "M743,85C749,59 754,37 771,9C793,-27 803,-16 820,9C842,44 840,125 832,251C814,526 822,674 838,697C844,706 854,720 854,725C853,735 843,747 821,762C782,791 749,796 720,789C694,783 457,756 338,738C313,735 290,735 268,735C252,735 273,689 289,692C430,718 579,740 715,746C731,747 739,743 745,735C774,700 770,401 768,182C767,155 765,113 755,107C750,100 741,93 743,85Z", "M531,465C626,485 675,499 679,502C684,507 685,513 683,517C679,526 667,533 650,535C621,539 598,526 539,511C501,502 501,502 482,497C456,491 402,485 360,478C337,475 333,467 351,457C375,443 412,442 476,454C494,458 512,462 531,465Z", "M539,511C541,528 543,546 548,565C551,578 553,588 556,595C559,608 555,619 544,626C513,645 494,654 484,653C471,653 469,646 478,628C488,610 491,565 482,497C478,468 478,468 476,454C465,379 434,310 372,250C370,249 326,215 319,205C315,201 319,198 328,197C349,195 384,211 426,248C472,290 514,371 531,465C536,496 536,496 539,511Z", "M550,364C579,332 615,293 652,243C661,232 668,223 678,220C681,219 687,222 693,226C700,233 700,251 696,276C690,309 642,347 553,391C547,394 543,392 542,385C540,378 543,371 550,364Z", "M266,65C284,50 328,69 743,85C751,85 761,101 755,107C749,114 736,125 725,132C708,142 693,143 669,139C528,118 382,106 270,102C258,102 256,72 266,65Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.