| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 邊緣 | 边缘 | biān yuán | edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery; marginal; borderline |
| 邊緣系統 | 边缘系统 | biān yuán xì tǒng | limbic system |
| 絕緣 | 绝缘 | jué yuán | (v) insulate (electrically); (v) isolate from |
| 絕緣體 | 绝缘体 | jué yuán tǐ | electrical insulation |
| 因緣 | 因缘 | yīn yuán | chance; opportunity; predestined relationship; (Buddhist) principal and secondary causes; chain of cause and effect |
| 緣 | 缘 | yuán | along; predestined affinity; reason; edge |
| 緣份 | 缘份 | yuán fèn | fate (which brings people together) |
| 緣分 | 缘分 | yuán fèn | fate; destiny that ties people together |
| 緣故 | 缘故 | yuán gù | reason; cause |
| 緣起 | 缘起 | yuán qǐ | origin |
| 緣飾 | 缘饰 | yuán shì | fringe |
| 緣由 | 缘由 | yuán yóu | reason; cause |
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