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Chinese symbol for “maximum”

大限
dà xiàn
the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan

The closest CC-CEDICT match for maximum is 大限 (dà xiàn), defined as: the limit; maximum; one's allocated lifespan.

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

大 dà
big, great, vast, high, deep
radical 37 ⼤ · 3 strokes
限 xiàn
boundary, limit, line
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “maximum”

WordPinyinMeaning
极大 (極大)jí dàenormous; great; (math.) maximum
最多zuì duōat most; maximum
顶格 (頂格)dǐng gé(typesetting) to not indent; to set text flush with the left (or top) margin; (attributive) (esp. of a penalty) maximum; at the maximum permitted level

Related words

Other words that share a character with 大限.

WordPinyinMeaning
大学 (大學)dà xuéuniversity; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
大家dà jiāeveryone; influential family
大量dà liànggreat amount; large quantity
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
大会 (大會)dà huìgeneral assembly; general meeting
重大zhòng dàgreat; important
限制xiàn zhìto restrict; to limit
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company; corporation

See also: Japanese symbol for “maximum”.

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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