缘

緣
yuán
#1,272 most
frequent character
cause, reason, karma, fate

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

缘 joins 纟, silk thread, with 彖 tuàn, which supplies the sound. It first meant the decorative edge of a piece of clothing, and that grew to any edge or fringe. The sense 'reason, cause' was borrowed for its sound, and from it came fate and the bond between people.

缘 as a component in other characters

sound1 character
橼

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