Yuan(緣) is one of the most frequently used words in the Chinese language. People use this term to express their thoughts and feelings. This study aimed to explore the cultural structure and the psychological meaning of Yuan from both traditional and contemporary perspectives. Additionally, this study also tried to verify the corollaries of a tentative theory describing the operation processes of yuan-fen. In stage one, we used contextual analysis (Berger, 1995) to present the traditional characteristics of Yuan. In stage two, we used Associative Group Analysis (Kelly, 1985), a free associative recall technique, to measure the mental representation of Yuan. Data were gathered in a sample of 310 college students. The results suggested that the cultural structures of Yuan can reproduce in contemporary society. Meanwhile, Yuan is related to any kinds of guanxi issues which makes it have a potential functional role contributing to indigenous counseling practice. The construct of yuan which we obtained from this study can be used as a reference to study Yuan for subsequent studies.