Chinese symbol for “ascribe”

归因

guī yīn

Traditional: 歸因

to attribute; to ascribe

The closest CC-CEDICT match for ascribe is 归因 (guī yīn), defined as: to attribute; to ascribe.

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Characters and stroke order

归 guī

to return, to go back; to return to, to revert

radical 58 ⼹ · 5 strokes

因 yīn

cause, reason; by; because

radical 31 ⼞ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

歸 guī

Related words

Other words that share a character with 归因.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
回归 (回歸)	huí guī	to return to; to retreat
归属 (歸屬)	guī shǔ	to belong to; to be affiliated to
归来 (歸來)	guī lái	to return; to come back
归还 (歸還)	guī huán	to return sth; to revert
归纳 (歸納)	guī nà	to sum up; to summarize
归于 (歸於)	guī yú	to belong to; affiliated to
因为 (因為)	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
因此	yīn cǐ	thus; consequently; as a result

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