限 xiàn boundary
boundary; limit; line; to restrict
How to remember 限: 阝 mound + 艮 stubborn = boundary. The farmer piles a mound of stones where his field ends, and his stubborn neighbour shouts "Don't you dare cross my boundary!"
Component breakdown
限 = 阝 mound + 艮 stubborn
- 阝 mound
- 艮 stubborn
The farmer piles a mound of stones where his field ends, and his stubborn neighbour shouts "Don't you dare cross my boundary!"
How it is used
- 限制 xiànzhì is the general verb/noun for "restrict/restriction," usable in almost any context (法律限制 "legal restrictions").
- 有限 yǒuxiàn and 无限 wúxiàn are common opposite adjectives: 时间有限 (shíjiān yǒuxiàn) "time is limited." - 无限的爱 (wúxiàn de ài) boundless love.
- 期限 qīxiàn is specifically a deadline for completing something, and 限于 xiànyú is a formal, written phrase for "be limited/confined to."
Words with 限
- 无限wúxiànunlimitedHSK 5
- 有限yǒuxiànlimitedHSK 5
- 限制xiànzhìto restrictHSK 5
- 局限júxiànto limitHSK 6
- 期限qīxiàntime limitHSK 6
- 限于xiànyúto be limited toHSK 6
- 限度xiàndùlimitationHSK 6
- 上限shàngxiànupper boundHSK 8
- 年限niánxiànage limitHSK 8
- 权限quánxiànscope of authorityHSK 9
- 极限jíxiànlimitHSK 9
- 界限jièxiànboundaryHSK 9
- 限定xiàndìngto restrict toHSK 9