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CHINESE CHARACTER
yuán
緣
緣
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cause; fate; edge
- Numbered pinyin
- yuan2
- English meanings
- cause; reason; fate; predestined relationship; edge
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measure word (units)
wrong
formerly
measure word (general)
member; staff
surname Yuan
round
garden; park
to blame
may
aid; help
abyss; profound
source
cause; affinity; edge
far
yard
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Related words
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- 緣故
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