Mnemonic comic for 因

Translation

yīn = y + (e)n1: cause / reason / because

Mnemonic

In front of the encampment ((e)n1), René Descartes (因), Maud Younger (y) and a robot (大) are starting a big rave. The robot sits inside a big box (囗) and is the master of ceremony, while René and Maud are dancing on the square. They started this rave to collect money for a good cause (因).

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All translations for 因

因

囙

yīn = y + (e)n1

old variant of 因[yin1]

因

yīn = y + (e)n1

cause / reason / because

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I'm a bit disappointed that everyone has the correct number of limbs although I made sure to specify in the prompt that they're breakdancing.

Matthias, about 1 year ago

因 character breakdown

因
- 囗
- 大
  - 一
  - 人
    - 丿
    - ㇏

Component Translations

囗

wéi = w + ei2

enclosure

大

dài = d + ai4

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

大

dà = d + a4

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)