原因 yuányīn▶ razón

Stroke order

原因 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 原 — 10 strokes
• 因 — 6 strokes

Senses

1. cause
2. origin
3. root cause
4. reason

Related words

• 原来Original
• 原谅Perdonar
• 因此por lo tanto
• 原则Principio
• 原料materia prima
• 因素Factor

原因 is pronounced yuányīn and means “razón”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 原因 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.