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缘 is a 12 stroke, simplified Chinese character and is pronounced as yuán in the second tone.
In traditional Chinese the character 緣 is used.
It is made up of the components 纟 (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 缘
Definitions for 缘 pronounced as yuán
- cause
- reason
- karma
- fate
- predestined affinity
- margin
- hem
- edge
- along
Vocabulary
The most common words for 缘 — 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
Collections
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HSK 5
by CharacterPop ※ 636 characters
The Second 1000 Simplified Chinese Characters
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