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

老和尚挨家挨户化缘。

Lǎo héshang āijiā'āihù huàyuán.

The old monk went door to door begging for alms.

他披着僧衣到村里化缘。

Tā pīzhe sēngyī dào cūn lǐ 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