缘饰 (yuánshì): fringe

Meanings

1 fringe
2 trim along an edge
3 edging or border decoration

Characters

缘

Examples

这件旗袍的缘饰非常精致。

Zhè jiàn qípáo de yuánshì fēicháng jīngzhì.

The trim on this qipao is exquisite.

她在桌布的边缘加了一圈金色缘饰。

Tā zài zhuōbù de biānyuán jiā le yì quān jīnsè yuánshì.

She added a gold trim around the edge of the tablecloth.

Tips

register

Literary / textile term. 缘 (yuán) here means “edge / border,” not “fate.” Common in descriptions of traditional clothing, embroidery, and bookbinding.

Stroke Order

缘 yuán

饰 shì

Related Words

缘 yuán #8,076

cause / fate / edge / along

边缘 biānyuán HSK 6 #3,962

edge; fringe; margin; brink / periphery; marginal

装饰 zhuāngshì HSK 5 #4,031

to decorate; to adorn / decoration; ornament

缘故 yuángù HSK 6 #6,620

reason; cause

白缘 báiyuán

white margin / white edging (descriptive) / component of species names, e.g. 白缘䱗 (white-edged minnow), 白缘真鲨 (silvertip shark), 白缘鸺鹠 (owl sp.)

缘木求鱼 yuánmùqiúyú

climbing a tree to catch fish / pursuing a goal by entirely the wrong method

边缘计算 biānyuánjìsuàn

edge computing

挂饰 guàshì

hanging decoration / pendant; ornament; charm

掩饰 yǎnshì HSK 7 #4,633

to conceal / to disguise / to gloss over

鱼缘木 yúyuánmù

a wholly futile effort, trying the impossible / a fish climbing a tree