(bound form) reason; cause; origin

(bound form) edge; margin; brim of an object

(bound form) fate; predestination; the karmic connection or destiny that brings people together

(literary) to climb up; to scale; to crawl along

(literary) to follow along; to move along a path or waterway

(literary) because of; due to; for the purpose of

(archaic) to trim or decorate the edge of a garment

(literary) decorative border or hem of a garment

(archaic) to decorate or rationalize, as in using classical principles to justify administrative actions (e.g. 缘饰 yuán​shì)