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缘 - yuán

hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

hem, margin; reason, cause; fate

How to read 缘

Click 缘 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinyuán
Englishhem, margin; reason, cause; fate
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

缘何 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 缘分. Please read 缘故 one more time.

Common words with this character

why?; for what reason?
fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; destiny
reason; cause
to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 缘 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 缘何 and 缘分 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 缘.