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限
xiàn
1. limit
2. bound
3. to set a limit (on)
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

限
xiàn
boundary, limit, line
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

上限
shàngxiàn
upper bound
局限
júxiàn
variant of [[局限<júxiàn>]]
HSK 6
圉限
yǔxiàn
boundary
寿限
shòuxiàn
lifetime
大限
dàxiàn
the limit
宽限
kuānxiàn
to extend (a deadline etc)
局限
júxiàn
to limit
HSK 6
崖限
yáxiàn
cliff barring the way
年限
niánxiàn
age limit
底限
dǐxiàn
lowest limit
户限
hùxiàn
threshold
时限
shíxiàn
time limit
有限
yǒuxiàn
limited
期限
qīxiàn
time limit
HSK 6
极限
jíxiàn
limit
HSK 6
权限
quánxiàn
limits to authority
无限
wúxiàn
unlimited
界限
jièxiàn
boundary
HSK 6
象限
xiàngxiàn
quadrant (in coordinate geometry)
门限
ménxiàn
doorsill

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
612
Word Frequency Rank
2,500 of 84,292

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