限
to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound
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Dict coverage rank #1,003 U+9650
How 限 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
阝 (semantic, “place”) + 艮 (phonetic, gèn)
components: 阝 艮
How to remember it
limit · Heisig RSH #1149
pinnacle + silver
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 艮
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 艮 (gèn) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 艮 sound component | gèn | blunt; tough, chewy |
| 眼 | yǎn | eyelet, hole, opening |
| 根 | gēn | root, basis, foundation |
| 银 | yín | silver; cash, money, wealth |
| 退 | tuì | to retreat, to step back, to withdraw |
| 恨 | hèn | to dislike, to hate, to resent |
| 跟 | gēn | heel; to accompany, to follow; with |
| 痕 | hén | scar, mark; vestige, trace |
| 龈 | yín | gums |
| 狠 | hěn | vicious, fierce, cruel |
| 垦 | kěn | to cultivate, to farm; to reclaim |
| 恳 | kěn | sincere, earnest, cordial |
| 垠 | yín | boundary, river bank |
| 哏 | gén | the clamor of an argument; funny; odd |
| 很 | hěn | very, quite, much |
| 茛 | gèn | ranunculus |
| 裉 | kèn | a garment seam |
Words containing 限
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无限小数 | wú xiàn xiǎo shù | infinitesimal; infinite decimal expansion |
| 物主限定词 | wù zhǔ xiàn dìng cí | possessive (in grammar) |
| 无限小 | wú xiàn xiǎo | infinitesimal; infinitely small |
| 有限元法 | yǒu xiàn yuán fǎ | finite element method |
| 大限临头 | dà xiàn lín tóu | facing the end (idiom); at the end of one's life; with one foot in the grave |
| 有限公司 | yǒu xiàn gōng sī | limited company; corporation |
| 中航技进出口有限责任公司 | Zhōng háng jì Jìn chū kǒu Yǒu xiàn Zé rèn Gōng sī | China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) |
| 大限到来 | dà xiàn dào lái | to die; one's allocated lifespan is accomplished |
| 有限单元 | yǒu xiàn dān yuán | finite element (method) |
| 无限制 | wú xiàn zhì | limitless; unrestricted |
| 画地自限 | huà dì zì xiàn | lit. to draw a line on the ground to keep within (idiom); fig. to impose restrictions on o… |
| 无限期 | wú xiàn qī | indefinitely; of unlimited duration |
| 限时信 | xiàn shí xìn | mail to be delivered by a specified time |
| 半无限 | bàn wú xiàn | semi-infinite |
| 有限集 | yǒu xiàn jí | finite set |
| 极限运动 | jí xiàn yùn dòng | extreme sport |
| 限定词 | xiàn dìng cí | determiner (in grammar, i.e. article, demonstrative, possessive pronoun, noun genitive etc… |
| 有限元 | yǒu xiàn yuán | finite element (method) |
| 无限风光在险峰 | wú xiàn fēng guāng zài xiǎn fēng | The boundless vista is at the perilous peak (proverb); fig. exhilaration follows a hard-wo… |
| 有限群 | yǒu xiàn qún | finite group (math.) |