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Character Decomposition
缘=纟+彖
Etymology
thread
Meanings
cause
reason
karma
fate
predestined affinity
margin
hem
edge
along
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Words with 缘 220 total
edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery · marginal; borderline边缘biān yuánchance · opportunity · destiny机缘jī yuánto climb up (a rope etc); climbing (plant)攀缘pān yuánblood relationship; genetic relationship; consanguinity亲缘qīn yuánpredestined love · love affinity情缘qíng yuángood karma善缘shàn yuán(of a monk) to beg for food募缘mù yuánthe quality of one's relationships with other people (e.g. rén yuán hǎo "to be well liked")人缘rén yuánto have no opportunity · no way (of doing sth) · no chance · no connection · not placed (in a competition) · (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc无缘wú yuánchance · opportunity · predestined relationship · (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes · chain of cause and effect因缘yīn yuán
Idioms with 缘 28 total Chain
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