亲缘

Traditional form:

親緣

Pinyin (reading):

qīnyuán

Definitions:

• blood relationship; genetic relationship; consanguinity

Characters:

• 亲 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 缘 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem

Traditional characters:

• 親 - relatives, parents; intimate; the hazelnut tree
• 緣 - reason, cause; fate; margin, hem