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Chinese symbol for “limits”

界线
jiè xiàn
Traditional: 界線
limits; bounds; dividing line

The closest CC-CEDICT match for limits is 界线 (jiè xiàn), defined as: limits; bounds; dividing line.

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

界 jiè
boundary, limit; domain; society, the world
radical 102 ⽥ · 9 strokes
线 xiàn
line, thread, wire; clue, trail
radical 120 ⽷ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “limits”

WordPinyinMeaning
分际 (分際)fèn jìboundary; dividing line (between roles, spheres or concepts); limits (of propriety, duty etc); degree; extent

Related words

Other words that share a character with 界线.

WordPinyinMeaning
世界shì jièworld
全世界quán shì jièworldwide; entire world
边界 (邊界)biān jièboundary; border
外界wài jièthe outside world; external
各界gè jièall walks of life; all social circles
境界jìng jièboundary; state
路线 (路線)lù xiànitinerary; route
在线 (在線)zài xiànonline; connected to the Internet; (fig.) (coll.) (of a person) mentally focused; engaged; (of skills, performance etc) sharp; on point; fun

See also: Japanese symbol for “limits”.

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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