限 (xiàn) - limit & restriction

限Tone 4

xiàn ｜ 8 strokes ｜ radical: 阝

万响

限 · xiàn

limit;

restriction;

boundary;

to restrict;

to set a limit

limitrestrictionboundary

Usage highlights

limittime limitdeadlineboundarylimited companyrestricted area

Synonyms

Antonyms

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • There is a time limit (时间限制).
  • The website has an age restriction (年龄限制).
  • This is the speed limit (速度限制).
  • We need to limit the number of participants (限制人数).

Collocations

  • limit(限制)
  • time limit(时限)
  • deadline(期限)
  • boundary(界限)
  • limited company(有限公司)
  • restricted area(限区)

Idioms

  • To be restricted by circumstances(限于条件)
  • To be confined to a narrow scope(限于一隅)
  • Unlimited(无限)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • The character combines the 'mound/hill' radical (阝) on the left, suggesting a boundary or obstacle, with the phonetic component 艮 (gèn), which can imply stopping or being firm.
  • In modern contexts, 限 is heavily used in legal, technical, and administrative language to denote constraints and regulations.

FAQ