Chinese symbol for “restrain”
克制
kè zhì
to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control
The closest CC-CEDICT match for restrain is 克制 (kè zhì), defined as: to restrain; to control; restraint; self-control.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “restrain”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抑 | yì | to restrain; to restrict |
| 遏 | è | to restrain; to check |
| 按 | àn | to press; to push |
| 克 | kè | to be able to; to subdue |
| 克 (剋) | kè | variant of 克 (kè); to subdue |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 克制.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 坦克 | tǎn kè | (loanword) tank (military vehicle); (derog.) (slang) overweight woman |
| 马克 (馬克) | mǎ kè | mark (monetary unit) |
| 克服 | kè fú | (try to) overcome (hardships etc); to conquer |
| 巧克力 | qiǎo kè lì | (loanword) chocolate; 块 (kuài) |
| 麦克 (麥克) | mài kè | (loanword) microphone |
| 克拉 | kè lā | carat (mass) (loanword) |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
See also: Japanese symbol for “restrain”.
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.