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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 原因

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
原因 yuán yīn - cause
- origin
- root cause
- reason
- CL:個|个[ge4]

List Ranking for: 原因

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
4 4 434 452 1,047

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
原 yuán- surname Yuan
- (Japanese surname) Hara
原 yuán- former
- original
- primary
- raw
- level
- cause
- source
因 yīn- cause
- reason
- because
因 yīn- old variant of 因[yin1]

Other Words Containing 原因

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
原因 4 4 434 452 1,047