| 缘故 | yuán gù | reason; cause | |
| 边缘 | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline | |
| 无缘 | wú yuán | to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc | |
| 地缘 | dì yuán | geographic situation; geo-(politics etc) | |
| 血缘 | xuè yuán | bloodline |
| 1 | Please do not cross the edge of the platform. | |
| 2 | He measured the edge with a ruler | |
| 3 | The road runs along the edge of the cliff. | |
| 4 | He stood on the edge of the stage, waiting to perform. | |
| 5 | Doubts about the blood relationship began to arise among the people. |
