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边缘

Traditional: 邊緣

biān yuán

HSK 3.0 · 6HSK 2.0 · 6

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biān yuán · bin1 jyun4 (Jyutping)

  1. edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
  2. marginal; borderline

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

边

Meaning
edge, margin, side, border
Radical
辶
Strokes
5
Components
⿺辶力
Cangjie
YKS
Four-corner
3430

缘

Meaning
hem, margin; reason, cause; fate
Radical
纟
Strokes
12
Components
⿰纟彖
Cangjie
VMVNO
Four-corner
2713

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