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緣 is a 15 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as yuán in the second tone.
In simplified Chinese the character 缘 is used.
It is made up of the components 糹 (silk) and 彖 (to foretell the future using the trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经).
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Pronunciation
We found 1 pronunciation for 緣
Definitions for 緣 pronounced as yuán
- cause
- reason
- karma
- fate
- predestined affinity
- margin
- hem
- edge
- along
Vocabulary
The most common words for 緣 — see all
- fate or chance that brings people together
- predestined affinity or relationship
- (Budd.) destiny
- predestined love
- love affinity
- to 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
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The Second 1000 Traditional Chinese Characters
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