Meaning
along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
Chinese: 缘分、姻缘;也指边缘、缘故。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “yuan” becomes a different word in each tone. 缘 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 缘故yuán gùreason; cause
- 边缘biān yuánedge; fringe; verge; brink
- 缘分yuán fènfate or chance that brings people together; predestined affinity or relationship; (Budd.) destiny
- 无缘wú yuánto have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection
- 血缘xuè yuánbloodline
Example Sentence
我们能成为朋友真是一种缘分。Wǒ men néng chéng wéi péng you zhēn shì yì zhǒng yuán fèn.It is truly a kind of fate that we became friends.
我们Wǒ menwe能néngcan成为chéng wéito become朋友péng youfriend真是zhēn shìindeed一种yì zhǒngone kind of缘分yuán fènpredestined affinity or re。