HSK 4

(xiàn): boundary, limit, line

xiàn

boundary, limit, line

Pinyin

xiàn

HSK Level

Level 4

Characters

1

English Meaning

boundary, limit, line

How to Write (xiàn)

is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8

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Origin of

A phono-semantic compound: 阝 (place) carries the meaning, and 艮 hints at the pronunciation.

What is Made Of

is built from 2 components:

place, town, city
blunt

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Words Using

Common Chinese words that contain :

局限

júxiàn

期限

qīxiàn

极限

jíxiàn

界限

jièxiàn

限制

xiànzhì

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