I always have to wear a tie because of my job.
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缘
Traditional: 緣
yuán
yuán · jyun4 (Jyutping)
- cause
- reason
- karma
- fate
- predestined affinity
- margin
- hem
- edge
- along
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Character breakdown
缘
- Meaning
- hem, margin; reason, cause; fate
- Radical
- 纟
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- ⿰纟彖
- Cangjie
- VMVNO
- Four-corner
- 2713
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Example sentences
London was very important for economical and cultural reasons.
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