夤缘

to curry favor / to advance one's career by toadying

Characters and words in 夤缘

yín = y + (e)n2

late at night

Add a new mnemonic for 夤 = 夕 + 寅

yuán = yu + an2

cause / reason / karma / fate / predestined affinity / margin / hem / edge / along

Add a new mnemonic for 缘 = 彖 + 纟

Add a new mnemonic for 緣 = 糹 + 彖

缘 = 彖 + 纟 : Yu the Great (yu) is foreseeing the silkworm's (纟) future in the anthill's kitchen (an2) using the Book of Changes (彖). The book says that the silk worm has great karma (缘) and will lead a long and fulfilled life.

Words with 夤缘

to cling to the rich and powerful (idiom); to advance one's career by currying favor / social climbing

Sentences with 夤缘

夤缘 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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