• 1272nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 51 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
silkpig snoutwrapNo glyph availableNo glyph available
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yuán (yuan2)cause • reason • karma • fate • predestined affinity • margin • hem • edge • along

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for yuán (yuan2)The component is pronounced as 'tuàn' (tuan4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

情缘 (情緣)
有缘 (有緣)
无缘 (無緣)
缘分 (緣分)
边缘 (邊緣)

Uncommon

人缘 (人緣)
因缘 (因緣)
姻缘 (姻緣)
孽缘 (孽緣)
投缘 (投緣)
机缘 (機緣)
无缘无故 (無緣無故)
缘份 (緣份)
缘故 (緣故)
缘由 (緣由)
缘起 (緣起)
血缘 (血緣)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.