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Chinese symbol for “limit”

限
xiàn
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound

The closest CC-CEDICT match for limit is 限 (xiàn), defined as: to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound.

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

限 xiàn
boundary, limit, line
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “limit”

WordPinyinMeaning
极限 (極限)jí xiànlimit; extreme boundary
限度xiàn dùlimit
局限jú xiànto limit; to confine
边际 (邊際)biān jìlimit; bound
止境zhǐ jìnglimit; boundary

Related words

Other words that share a character with 限.

WordPinyinMeaning
限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company; corporation
有限yǒu xiànlimited; finite
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
期限qī xiàntime limit; deadline
极限 (極限)jí xiànlimit; extreme boundary

See also: Japanese symbol for “limit”.

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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