緣
See also: 縁 and 缘
| ||||||||
Translingual
| Traditional | 緣 |
|---|---|
| Shinjitai | 縁 |
| Simplified | 缘 |
Han character
緣 (Kangxi radical 120, 糸+9, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女火女弓人 (VFVNO), four-corner 27932, composition ⿰糹彖)
References
- KangXi: page 930, character 19
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 27656
- Dae Jaweon: page 1368, character 18
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 5, page 3433, character 7
- Unihan data for U+7DE3
Chinese
Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 緣 |
|---|
| Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) |
| Small seal script |
 |
Characters in the same phonetic series (彖) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 蠡 | *reːlʔ, *rel, *roːl |
| 盠 | *reːlʔ, *reːl |
| 彖 | *l̥ʰjelʔ, *hljelʔ, *l̥ʰoːns |
| 墬 | *l'els |
| 喙 | *hlods, *l̥ʰjods |
| 餯 | *hlods |
| 剶 | *ʔslon, *l̥ʰon |
| 猭 | *l̥ʰon, *l̥ʰons |
| 鶨 | *l̥ʰons, *l'uːns |
| 椽 | *l'on |
| 篆 | *l'onʔ |
| 瑑 | *l'onʔ |
| 堟 | *l'onʔ |
| 蝝 | *lon |
| 緣 | *lon, *lons |
| 櫞 | *lon |
| 掾 | *lons |
| 褖 | *l̥ʰoːns |
| 湪 | *l̥ʰoːns |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *lon, *lons) : semantic 糹 + phonetic 彖 (OC *l̥ʰjelʔ, *hljelʔ, *l̥ʰoːns).
Pronunciation 1
| trad. | 緣 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 缘 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 𰫾 | |
| alternative forms | 縁 | |
Definitions
緣
- hem (edge of a piece of clothing)
- edge; brink; margin
- along; down; throughout the length of
- to climb up; to climb vertically; to ascend
- to involve; to implicate; to incriminate
- reason; cause; basis
- (literary) because of; due to
- 緣何／缘何 ― yuánhé ― why
- 災異之變，何緣而起？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Zāiyì zhī biàn, hé yuán ér qǐ? [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this example)
灾异之变，何缘而起？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 花徑不曾緣客掃，蓬門今始為君開。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 8th century, Du Fu, 《客至》
- Huā jìng bùcéng yuán kè sǎo, péng mén jīn shǐ wèi jūn kāi. [Pinyin]
- The flower path was never swept because of guests; the grassy gate was opened today for the first time ever for you.
花径不曾缘客扫，蓬门今始为君开。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 中國何以強，緣有共產黨 [MSC, trad.]
- From: File:中国何以强 缘有共产党 IMG 20141009 170747.jpg
- Zhōngguó héyǐ qiáng, yuán yǒu Gòngchǎndǎng [Pinyin]
- Why is China strong? Because of the Communist Party.
中国何以强，缘有共产党 [MSC, simp.]
- relying on; depending on
- lucky chance; luck or lot by which people are brought together; predestined relationship; fate; serendipity
- 《鏡花緣》／《镜花缘》 ― “Jìnghuāyuán” ― Flowers in the Mirror
- linkage; bondings
Compounds
Derived terms from 緣
|
|
|
Pronunciation 2
| trad. | 緣 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 缘 | |
Definitions
緣
- hem; margin
- † to edge with lace; to rim with lace, border, etc.
References
- “緣”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database), 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
Japanese
Shinjitai | 縁 |
Kyūjitai | 緣 |
Kanji
緣
(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 縁)
- hem
- margin
- reason
- cause
- karma
- destiny; fate
Readings
- On (unclassified): えん (en)
- Kun: ふち (fuchi, 緣); へり (heri, 緣); よる (yoru, 緣る)
Korean
Hanja
緣 • (yeon, dan) (hangeul 연, 단, revised yeon, dan, McCune–Reischauer yŏn, tan, Yale yen, tan)
- fate
- reason
Vietnamese
Han character
緣: Hán Nôm readings: duyên
- This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
{{rfdef}}.