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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
yuán - cause
- reason
- karma
- fate
- predestined affinity
- margin
- hem
- edge
- along

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Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 8,076 3,748 2,154

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Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
边缘 6 6 3,962 5,303 7,960
缘故 5 6 6,620 9,262 10,303
- - 8,076 3,748 2,154
无缘无故 - - 8,481 20,302 10,258
血缘 - 8 9,642 19,454 20,989
缘由 - - 15,228 21,832 21,788
缘分 - 8 15,380 8,150 3,290
人缘 - - 16,898 18,368 10,470
无缘 - 8 17,870 8,858 7,528
投缘 - - 23,918 44,621 31,366
情缘 - - 24,639 - -
绝缘 - 9 24,735 23,131 33,899
机缘 - - 29,593 24,720 20,423
因缘 - - 30,333 33,445 16,695
姻缘 - - 32,347 25,665 14,945
结缘 - - 39,369 28,110 17,832
缘于 - - 40,295 21,518 29,088
亲缘 - - 42,752 41,238 51,721
边缘化 - - 46,716 26,950 39,736
缘何 - - 48,755 - -
喜结良缘 - - 50,522 - -
地缘 - - 56,367 18,774 37,234
缘起 - - 58,349 29,000 15,811
绝缘体 - - 59,427 77,748 61,273
后缘 - - 74,056 - -
良缘 - - 78,069 41,460 30,330
攀缘 - - 88,184 82,996 60,530