限(xiàn)

HSK 48 strokes

to limit

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Character information

Pinyin
xiàn
Meaning
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 限 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰阝艮

In this compound, the meaning comes from 阝 (place); 艮 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

阝fǔ艮gèn

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 限 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 限

Common words using 限 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

yǒu有xiàn限
HSK 4

limited; finite

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qī期xiàn限
HSK 4

time limit

Open 期限 page →
wú无xiàn限
HSK 4

unlimited

Open 无限 page →
xiàn限zhì制
HSK 4

to restrict

Open 限制 page →
shàng上xiàn限
HSK 7-9

upper bound

Open 上限 page →
jú局xiàn限
HSK 7-9

variant of 局限[ju2 xian4]

Open 局限 page →
nián年xiàn限
HSK 7-9

age limit

Open 年限 page →
jí极xiàn限
HSK 7-9

limit

Open 极限 page →

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丈与严临之乎亚企

From 限’s common words

有期无制上局年极

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