因而 (yīn ér)

Character breakdown

• 因 (yīn) · 6 strokes

  Pictograph of clothing surrounding (囗) a person (大), now written as 裀. The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

• 而 (ér) · 6 strokes

  Originally a pictograph of a beard, now written as 耏. The current use as a conjunction is a phonetic loan.