Chinese symbol for “therefore”
所以
suǒ yǐ
therefore; as a result; so; the reason why
The closest CC-CEDICT match for therefore is 所以 (suǒ yǐ), defined as: therefore; as a result; so; the reason why.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “therefore”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result |
| 故而 | gù ér | therefore |
| 故此 | gù cǐ | therefore |
| 爰 | yuán | therefore; consequently |
| 故 | gù | happening; instance |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 所以.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 所有 | suǒ yǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 所谓 (所謂) | suǒ wèi | what is meant by the expression ...; what is referred to as ...; (derog.) so-called |
| 所有人 | suǒ yǒu rén | everyone; owner |
| 有所 | yǒu suǒ | somewhat; to some extent |
| 厕所 (廁所) | cè suǒ | toilet; lavatory; 间 (jiān),处 (chù) |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
| 以后 (以後) | yǐ hòu | after; later |
See also: Japanese symbol for “therefore”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.