缘yuán
reason, cause; fate; margin, hem. 12 strokes, radical 纟, first met in HSK 6.
Pinyin yuánStrokes 12Radical 纟Band HSK 6Words 2
How to write 缘
Strokes 1–3 write 纟, then strokes 4–12 write 彖.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 缘 · the stroke-order rules
What 缘 is made of
纟 (sī, silk) and 彖 (tuàn, hog).
纟 carries the meaning — thread — and 彖 carries the sound.
Words that use 缘
| 边缘 | edge, periphery 指物体或区域的边界地带 巡边队员在雪山边缘巡逻。Patrol soldiers patrolled along the snowy mountain's edge. Lesson 543, 厉兵秣马 · 笃行固本与风云激荡 · Foundations of Excellence & Social Transformation |
| 缘故 | reason, cause 指事情发生的原由 说明了事情的前后缘故。It set out the reasons behind what had happened. Lesson 680, 原告陈述 · 探赜索隐与勇攀高峰 · Pioneering Exploration & Peak Achievements |
More characters with the radical 纟
All 44 of them, and what the radical means, on the 纟 radical page.