Memory phrase for the character: 限


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Meaning limit, bound

Pronunciation

xiàn

Explanation

Left: hill , right: 'not good' ('good' would be , but here the accent is missing, thus 'not good')

Mnemonic


 
A hill is not good, because it is a limit(ation).

Radicals

hill
not goodThis is the character for "good", but since the accent is missing it is understood as "not good".
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 Vocabulary

无限 wú xiàn  unlimited; unbounded
限制 xiàn zhì  to restrict; to limit; to confine; restriction; limit
期限 qī xiàn  time limit; deadline; allotted time
界限 jiè xiàn  boundary; marginal
极限 jí xiàn  limit; extreme boundary
有限 yǒu xiàn  limited; finite
限度 xiàn dù  limitation; limit
限制酶图谱 xiàn zhì méi tú pǔ  restriction mapping (in genomics); restriction pattern
限制酶图谱 xiàn zhì méi tú pǔ  

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