化缘

化緣

huàyuán

verb

Meanings

1 (of a Buddhist monk or nun) to beg for alms
2 to solicit donations (religious)

Characters

to solicit; to transform

karmic affinity; relation

Examples

HSK 7-9

老和尚挨家挨户化缘。

Lǎo héshang āijiā-āihù huàyuán.

The old monk went door to door begging for alms.

HSK 7-9

他披着僧衣到村里化缘。

Tā pī zhe sēngyī dào cūnlǐ huàyuán.

He went into the village in monk's robes to ask for alms.

Tips

culture

化 here = 募化 (solicit), 缘 = karmic affinity. The idea is that a donor and monk are brought together by 因缘 (karmic conditions), not just transaction.

Stroke Order

化 huà

缘 yuán