Chinese

因為

yīnwèi
because; since; as
  • TOCFL 2
  • 因爲
  • 因为

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  • characterChinese因 “to follow (e.g. a tradition)”
    • ideaChinese囗 “box, enclosure”
    • ideaChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
  • characterChinese為 “to do; to accomplish; to take action”
    • simplified fromChinese爲
    • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”
    • ideaChinese象 “elephant (Classifier: 頭／头 m; 隻／只 m c mn)”

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