缘 Strokes Write it Listen 缘 yuán reason, cause; fate; margin, hem HSK 6 12 strokes Radical 纟 Sound + meaning 7 words Built from纟meaningsīsilk; thread彖soundtuànhog, hedgehog, porcupine How it works纟 hints at the meaning (thread), and 彖 tuàn hints at the sound.