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The character 缘 combines the silk radical 纟 (simplified from 糹 in the traditional form 緣) with the component 彖, which provides the phonetic element. Its original meaning referred to the hem or decorative border of a garment, a sense derived from the textile-related radical. From this concrete edge, the meaning extended metaphorically to signify a connecting line between things, giving rise to abstract concepts such as predestined relationships, karmic bonds, reasons, and the underlying cause of an event.
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我们很有缘分。
边缘地区需要发展。
他无缘参加这次比赛。
血缘关系很重要。
他们因工作结缘。
机缘巧合之下，我们相遇了。
这段姻缘是上天安排的。
无缘无故地生气是不好的。