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Chinese symbol for “restriction”

限制
xiàn zhì
to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction

The closest CC-CEDICT match for restriction is 限制 (xiàn zhì), defined as: to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit; 个 (gè).

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

限 xiàn
boundary, limit, line
radical 170 ⾩ · 9 strokes
制 zhì
system; to establish; to manufacture; to overpower
radical 18 ⼑ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “restriction”

WordPinyinMeaning
约束 (約束)yuē shùto restrict; to limit to
管束guǎn shùto exercise control over; restriction; control
禁制jìn zhìto control; to restrict
框框kuàng kuanga frame; a circle; set pattern; convention; restriction
樊篱 (樊籬)fán lí(lit.) fence; hedge; (fig.) restriction

Related words

Other words that share a character with 限制.

WordPinyinMeaning
有限公司yǒu xiàn gōng sīlimited company; corporation
有限yǒu xiànlimited; finite
无限 (無限)wú xiànunlimited; unbounded; infinite
期限qī xiàntime limit; deadline
极限 (極限)jí xiànlimit; extreme boundary
控制kòng zhìto control
制度zhì dùsystem (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution
制作 (製作)zhì zuòto make; to manufacture

See also: Japanese symbol for “restriction”.

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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