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Chinese symbol for “restricted”

受约束
shòu yuē shù
Traditional: 受約束
restricted; constrained

The closest CC-CEDICT match for restricted is 受约束 (shòu yuē shù), defined as: restricted; constrained.

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

受 shòu
to receive, to get, to accept; to bear
radical 29 ⼜ · 8 strokes
约 yuē
treaty, covenant, agreement
radical 120 ⽷ · 6 strokes
束 shù
to bind, to control, to restrain; bale
radical 75 ⽊ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “restricted”

WordPinyinMeaning
束手束脚 (束手束腳)shù shǒu shù jiǎo(idiom) restricted; constrained; inhibited
迫于 (迫於)pò yúconstrained; restricted

Related words

Other words that share a character with 受约束.

WordPinyinMeaning
接受jiē shòuto accept (a suggestion, punishment, bribe etc); to acquiesce
受到shòu dàoto receive (praise, an education, punishment etc); to be ...ed (praised, educated, punished etc)
感受gǎn shòuto sense; perception
享受xiǎng shòuto enjoy; to live it up
受伤 (受傷)shòu shāngto sustain injuries; wounded (in an accident etc)
受害者shòu hài zhěcasualty; victim
大约 (大約)dà yuēapproximately; probably
条约 (條約)tiáo yuētreaty; pact
结束 (結束)jié shùto end; to finish; to conclude

See also: Japanese symbol for “restricted”.

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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