Chinese symbol for “thus”
因此
yīn cǐ
thus; consequently; as a result
The closest CC-CEDICT match for thus is 因此 (yīn cǐ), defined as: thus; consequently; as a result.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “thus”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尔 (爾) | ěr | thus; so |
| 从而 (從而) | cóng ér | thus; thereby |
| 这样一来 (這樣一來) | zhè yàng yī lái | thus; if this happens then |
| 如是 | rú shì | thus |
| 于是 (於是) | yú shì | thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 因此.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因为 (因為) | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) |
| 如此 | rú cǐ | like this; so; such |
| 此外 | cǐ wài | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore |
| 此次 | cǐ cì | this time |
See also: Japanese symbol for “thus”.
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.