缘故
Old HSK 6
缘故 (yuángù) · reason
缘故 (yuángù) means “reason; cause”. It is written with 2 characters: 缘 (reason) + 故 (reason). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 缘故 is built
The characters
缘 yuán · reason
What 缘 is made of
- 纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 彖tuàn — hog
- 彑jì — snout
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 豕shǐ — pig
- 彑jì — snout
故 gù · reason
What 故 is made of
- 古gǔ — old
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 古 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
因为下雨的缘故，比赛推迟了。Yīnwèi xiàyǔ de yuángù, bǐsài tuīchí le.The match was postponed because of the rain.
不知什么缘故，他没有来。Bùzhī shénme yuángù, tā méiyǒu lái.For some reason, he didn't come.
Questions about 缘故
What does 缘故 mean?
缘故 (yuángù) means “reason; cause”.
How do you pronounce 缘故?
缘故 is pronounced yuángù.
Which HSK level is 缘故?
缘故 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 边缘biānyuánedge
- 故事gùshistory
- 故意gùyìon purpose
- 故乡gùxiānghometown
- 事故shìgùaccident
- 变故biàngùmisfortune
- 故障gùzhàngbreakdown
Learn 缘故 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 223: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.