How to write 缘

缘 yuán 1. 因由，因为。 Cause; reason; because. 2. 宿命论认为人与人之间命中注定的遇合机会，泛指人与人或人与事物之间发生联系的可能性。 Fatalism believes in the predestined opportunities for encounters between people, generally referring to the possibility of connections between people or between people and things. 3. 沿，顺着。 Along; following. 4. 边。 Edge; boundary. 缘 yuán 因为;由于 Because; due to. 缘 yuán 〈动〉 1. 向上爬，攀援。 Climb up; clamber. 2. 牵连。 Involve; implicated. 3. 沿着;顺着。 Along; following. 缘 yuán 〈介〉 1. 因凭借。 Depending on. 2. 另见 yuàn。 See also yuàn. 缘 yuán 〈名〉 1. 器物的边沿。 Edge; brink; fringe. 引 1. 茅盾《蚀·追求》：低下头去把嘴唇搁在杯缘。 (Mao Dun's "The Erosion: Pursuit": Lowering the head to rest the lips on the edge of the cup.) 例 又如:缘石(砌筑在车行道与人行道之间的长条形石块或混凝土块，用以保护人行道并使车行道的路边水流通畅);缘海(边缘海;沿海，接海);缘边(沿边。指边境)。 For example: curbing (long strips of stone or concrete laid between the roadway and sidewalk to protect the sidewalk and ensure the flow of water at the road's edge); coastal (on the edge of the sea); border (along the border; refers to the border area). 2. 原故，理由。 Cause; reason. 引 1. 沈约《宋书》：璞皆知其名姓及巧诈缘由。 (Shen Yue's "Book of Song": All know their names and surnames, as well as the reasons for cunning and deceit.) 3. 因缘;缘分。 Lucky chance; the fate or luck that brings people together; predestined relationship. 引 1. 《玉台新咏·古诗为焦仲卿妻作》：渠会永无缘。 (From "Yutai Xinyong": Their meetings will never have a connection.) 2. 言谈大自缘。 (Conversations have their own fated connections.) 3. 蔡元培《图画》：画与书法为缘。 (Cai Yuanpei's "Painting": Painting and calligraphy are interconnected.) 例 又如:缘悭(无缘分);缘业(姻缘);缘会(缘分);缘契(缘分);缘便(机缘便利);缘悭一面(无缘相见);缘悭分浅(缺少缘分)。 For example: lack of fate; marital connections; fate; connection; convenience of opportunity; never meet by fate; shallow connections. 缘 yuán 因为;由于 Because; due to. 引 1. 《吕氏春秋·慎行论》：缘物之情。 (From "Lüshi Chunqiu": Understanding the emotions related to things.) 例 又如:缘何(因何，为何);缘坐(因牵连而获罪。同连坐);缘底(因何;为什么)。 For example: why; implicated by connections; for what reason; why. 缘 yuán 〈动〉 1. 向上爬，攀援。 Climb up; clamber. 引 1. 《孟子·梁惠王上》：以若所为，求若所欲，犹缘木而求鱼也。 (From "Mencius": Seeking to achieve desires is like climbing a tree to catch fish.) 例 又如:缘竿(杂技的一种。即爬竿的特技);缘木(爬树);缘心(攀援事物之心);缘竿(杂技中的爬竿节目);缘跻(攀登)。 For example: climbing pole (a type of acrobatics involving climbing poles); climbing trees; the heart's desire to climb; climbing pole act; to ascend. 2. 牵连。 Involve; implicate. 引 1. 《隋书·刑法志》：百姓有罪，皆案之以法，其缘坐则老幼不免。 (From "Sui Shu": If the common people commit crimes, all will be prosecuted, and the implicated will not escape, young or old.) 例 又如:缘坐(连坐；因牵连而获罪);缘累(牵累)。 For example: implicate; entangle. 3. 沿着;顺着。 Along; following; 引 1. 《荀子·议兵》：缘之以方城。 (From "Xunzi": Accompany it with walled towns.) 2. 汉· 贾谊《论积贮疏》：末技游食之民，转而缘南畮，则畜积足。 (From "Han Shu": The skilled laborers who make food turned towards farming, ensuring sufficient accumulation.) 3. 晋· 陶潜《桃花源记》：缘溪行，忘路之远近。 (From "Peach Blossom Spring": Following the creek, forgetting the distance of the path.) 例 又如:缘头上脸(借故寻事);缘例(沿袭惯例);缘情体物(顺导性情，描摹物状);缘手(随手;顺手);缘情(因循人情;顺乎人情);缘习(因袭)。 For example: causing trouble; following custom; understanding the emotional context and describing the situation; casually; following human feelings; following habits. 缘 yuán 〈介〉 1. 因凭借。 Because relying on. 引 1. 《荀子·正名》：则缘耳而知声可也，缘月而知形可也。 (From "Xunzi": Thus one can know sound by relying on the ear and shape by relying on the moon.) 例 又如:缘私(因公便私，假公济私);缘循(杖物而行，不能自立);缘附(攀附;依附);缘傅(缘附;依附);缘夤(夤缘。攀附上升。指拉拢关系)。 For example: using public matters for private gain; relying on things to walk, unable to stand on one's own; attaching; leaning on; relying on connections. 2. 另见 yuàn。 See also yuàn. 缘 yuàn 〈名〉 (形声。从糸( mì)，彖( tuàn)声。从糸，与衣物有关。本义:古时衣服的边饰)同本义。 (Phonetic compound; composed of 糸 (silk), and the sound 彖; related to clothing. The original meaning: decorative fringe of ancient garments.) 缘 yuàn 〈动〉 1. 给衣履等物镶边或绲边。 To edge clothing or such items with trim or decorative borders. 2. 另见 yuán。 See also yuán. 缘 yuàn 〈名〉 (形声。从糸( mì)，彖( tuàn)声。从糸，与衣物有关。本义:古时衣服的边饰)同本义。 (Phonetic compound; composed of 糸 (silk), and the sound 彖; related to clothing. The original meaning: decorative fringe of ancient garments.) 引 1. 《说文》：缘，衣纯也。 (From "Shuowen": The edge is the purity of clothing.) 2. 《尔雅》：缘谓之纯。 注:“衣缘饰也。” (From "Erya": The edge is called purity; it refers to clothing adornment.) 3. 《礼记·玉藻》：缘广寸半。 注:“饰边也。” (From "Book of Rites": The edge is wide at one and a half inches; this refers to the decorative edge.) 4. 《后汉书》：常衣大练，裙不加缘。 (From "Book of the Later Han": Regular clothing is made of coarse fabric, while skirts are not trimmed.) 例 又如:衣缘(衣边)。 For example: the edge of clothing. 缘 yuàn 〈动〉 1. 给衣履等物镶边或绲边。 To edge clothing or such items with trim or decorative borders. 例 如:缘领(为衣领绲边);缘鞋口(给鞋帮沿边);缘口(绲边;沿条儿);缘缋(镶边绘画。比喻文饰)。 For example: edging the collar (to trim the collar); edging the shoe mouth (to trim the shoe upper); edging; decorative painting (a metaphor for embellishment). 2. 另见 yuán。 See also yuán.