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Chinese symbol for “constraint”

拘禁
jū jìn
constraint; to detain; to take into custody

The closest CC-CEDICT match for constraint is 拘禁 (jū jìn), defined as: constraint; to detain; to take into custody.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

拘 jū
to detain, to restrain, to seize
radical 64 ⼿ · 8 strokes
禁 jìn
to restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure
radical 113 ⽰ · 13 strokes

Other Chinese words for “constraint”

WordPinyinMeaning
约束 (約束)yuē shùto restrict; to limit to
约束条件 (約束條件)yuē shù tiáo jiànrestrictive condition; constraint

Related words

Other words that share a character with 拘禁.

WordPinyinMeaning
拘留jū liúto detain (as a prisoner); to keep sb in custody
拘捕jū bǔto arrest
拘束jū shùto restrict; to restrain
拘留所jū liú suǒdetention center; prison
拘役jū yìdetention
禁止jìn zhǐto prohibit; to forbid
不禁bù jīncan't help (doing sth); can't refrain from
监禁 (監禁)jiān jìnto imprison; to jail

See also: Japanese symbol for “constraint”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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