Chinese

原因

/ɥɛn³⁵ in⁵⁵/
cause; reason (for something happening) (Classifier: 個／个 m)
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 4

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Origin

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Lineage

  • characterChinese原 “original; former; primary; prime; virgin”
    • ideaChinese泉 “springwater (Classifier: 口 m; 眼 m)”
      • ideaChinese白 “white”
      • ideaChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
    • ideaChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
  • characterChinese因 “to follow (e.g. a tradition)”
    • ideaChinese囗 “box, enclosure”
    • ideaChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”

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