Chinese symbol for “chance”
因缘
yīn yuán
Traditional: 因緣
chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chance is 因缘 (yīn yuán), defined as: chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “chance”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机缘 (機緣) | jī yuán | chance; opportunity |
| 偶然性 | ǒu rán xìng | chance; fortuity |
| 机会 (機會) | jī huì | opportunity; chance |
| 际会 (際會) | jì huì | opportunity; chance |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 因缘.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 因为 (因為) | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 因此 | yīn cǐ | thus; consequently; as a result |
| 原因 | yuán yīn | cause; origin |
| 因素 | yīn sù | element; factor |
| 因而 | yīn ér | therefore; as a result |
| 基因 | jī yīn | gene (loanword) |
| 边缘 (邊緣) | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline |
| 缘故 (緣故) | yuán gù | reason; cause |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chance”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.