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.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “limits”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 分际 (分際) | fèn jì | boundary; 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 世界 | shì jiè | world |
| 全世界 | quán shì jiè | worldwide; entire world |
| 边界 (邊界) | biān jiè | boundary; border |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world; external |
| 各界 | gè jiè | all walks of life; all social circles |
| 境界 | jìng jiè | boundary; state |
| 路线 (路線) | lù xiàn | itinerary; route |
| 在线 (在線) | zài xiàn | online; 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.