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).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “restriction”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 约束 (約束) | yuē shù | to restrict; to limit to |
| 管束 | guǎn shù | to exercise control over; restriction; control |
| 禁制 | jìn zhì | to control; to restrict |
| 框框 | kuàng kuang | a 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 有限公司 | yǒu xiàn gōng sī | limited company; corporation |
| 有限 | yǒu xiàn | limited; finite |
| 无限 (無限) | wú xiàn | unlimited; unbounded; infinite |
| 期限 | qī xiàn | time limit; deadline |
| 极限 (極限) | jí xiàn | limit; extreme boundary |
| 控制 | kòng zhì | to control |
| 制度 | zhì dù | system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc); institution |
| 制作 (製作) | zhì zuò | to 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.