限

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to limit; to restrict; (bound form) limit; bound

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

阝 meaning “place” + 艮 sound ( gèn )

Components 阝艮

limit · Heisig RSH #1149

pinnacle + silver

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

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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.)

Characters sharing the sound component 艮 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
艮 sound part	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