| 缘 | [ yúan ] along, predestined affinity, reason, edge |
| 缘份 | [ yúan fèn ] fate (which brings people together) |
| 缘分 | [ yúan fèn ] fate, destiny that ties people together |
| 缘故 | [ yúan gù ] reason, cause |
| 缘起 | [ yúan qǐ ] origin |
| 缘饰 | [ yúan shì ] fringe |
| 缘由 | [ yúan yóu ] reason, cause |
| ⇒ 边缘 | [ bīan yúan ] edge, fringe, verge, brink, periphery, marginal, borderline |
| ⇒ 绝缘 | [ júe yúan ] (v) insulate (electrically), (v) isolate from |
| ⇒ 因缘 | [ yīn yúan ] chance, opportunity, predestined relationship, (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes, chain of cause and effect |
