缘 (yuán): meaning and stroke order
缘 (yuán) means cause, reason, karma, fate, predestined affinity, margin, hem, edge, along.
缘
- Simplified
- 缘
- Traditional
- 緣
- Pinyin
- yuán
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Stroke order of 缘
缘
- yuán cause; reason
- 12 strokes
- Traditional form: 緣
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Meaning of 缘
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yuán
Traditional 緣
- cause
- reason
- karma
- fate
- predestined affinity
- margin
- hem
- edge
- along
Radical and structure
- 缘
- Radical 纟 (Kangxi radical 120) in its simplified form · 12 strokes · 纟 on the left, 彖 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 缘
- 边缘 biān yuán edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline
- 缘分 yuán fèn fate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship
- 缘故 yuán gù reason; cause
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).