Chinese

限制

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹/
to limit; to impose restrictions; to confine; to restrict
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese限 “boundary; limit; line”
    • meaningChinese阜 “mound”
    • soundChinese艮 “one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing mountains. (☶)”
      • ideaChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
      • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
  • characterChinese制 “to plan; to regulate”
    • simplified fromChinese製 “to make; to manufacture; to produce”
      • meaningChinese衣 “garment; clothes; clothing (Classifier: 件)”
    • ideaChinese朱 “cinnabar; vermilion”
    • ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”

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