Chinese edit

 
along; predestined affinity; reason
along; predestined affinity; reason; edge
 
carry; what; how
carry; what; how; why; which
trad. (緣何)
simp. (缘何)

Pronunciation edit



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial () (36) (33)
Final () (78) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter ywen ha
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiuᴇn/ /ɦɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/jʷiɛn/ /ɦɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/juæn/ /ɣɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jwian/ /ɦa/
Li
Rong
/iuɛn/ /ɣɑ/
Wang
Li
/jĭwɛn/ /ɣɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯wɛn/ /ɣɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yuán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyun4 ho4

Adverb edit

緣何

  1. (literary) why

Synonyms edit