限 (haan6 | xian4) : boundary; limit; restriction

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限

haan6

xian4

[1] [n] boundary; limit; line [2] [n] doorsill; threshold [3] limits; restriction; [v] limit; restrict [4] [v] specify; fix

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: (#170)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

限

This word has been viewed 13924 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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有限 jau5 haan6 you3 xian4 = limited

界限 gaai3 haan6 jie4 xian4 = boundary; margin

有限公司 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 you3 xian4 gong1 si1 = limited liability company

無限 mou4 haan6 wu2 xian4 = limitless; infinite

無限制 mou4 haan6 zai3 wu2 xian4 zhi4 = no restrictions; limitless

無限期 mou4 haan6 kei4 wu2 xian4 qi1 (PRC), wu2 xian4 qi2 (Taiwan) = no time limit; indefinite duration

限制 haan6 zai3 xian4 zhi4 = to limit; to restrict; to bound

限度 haan6 dou6 xian4 du4 = limit; limitation

速度限制 cuk1 dou6 haan6 zai3 su4 du4 xian4 zhi4 = speed limit

限於 haan6 jyu1 xian4 yu2 = restricted at; restricted by
See all 91 compounds (CantoDict reports 107 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth.

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Decimal representation of this word: 限
Unicode code for this character: U+9650 (off-site link)

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