限xiàn
boundary, limit, line. 8 strokes, radical 阝, first met in HSK 4.
How to write 限
Strokes 1–2 write 阝, then strokes 3–8 write 艮.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 限 · the stroke-order rules
What 限 is made of
阝 (yì, place) and 艮 (gěn, blunt).
阝 carries the meaning — place — and 艮 carries the sound.
Words that use 限
| 期限 | a deadline, a time limit 规定必须完成的最后时间 协议的签约期限就要到了。The agreement's signing deadline was almost up. Lesson 324, 执手相伴与人间至味 · 宏图展卷与韶华筑基 · Harbor Reunions, Energy Highways & Corporate Frontiers |
| 无限 | boundless, infinite 没有边际，形容非常广阔或没有限度 站在山顶，只觉天地无限广阔。Standing on the peak, the world felt utterly boundless. Lesson 353, 盛夏清波与惬意岁时 · 研精致思与盛夏清波 · Systemic Precision, Deep Learning & Summer Rhythms |
| 限制 | to restrict, a restriction 规定范围，不许超过 团队面对时间的严格限制。The team faced strict limits on time. Lesson 354, 拓界求新与规度严密 · 拓界求新与丰物华章 · Modern Enterprise, Radiant Nuptials & Rural Vibrancy |
| 有限 | limited 数量或范围不多，是有一定限度的 救援人员的时间十分有限。The rescue workers had only a limited amount of time. Lesson 367, 德操济世与笃守诚信 · 遗泽流芳与志勇兼修 · Cultural Legacy, Civic Duty & Courage |
Characters that share the sound part 艮
Written with the same phonetic, so their readings tend to rhyme with each other.
More characters with the radical 阝
All 29 of them, and what the radical means, on the 阝 radical page.