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The character 限 is a phono-semantic compound. Its left component, the mound radical 阝, provides the semantic category of a physical boundary or terrain feature. The right component 艮 primarily indicates the pronunciation. Originally, the character described a tangible obstacle like a raised threshold or an earthen dam that prevents passage. This concrete concept of a physical barrier naturally extended to abstract meanings such as a strict limit, a fixed boundary, a set maximum, or the act of imposing restrictions.
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速度有限制。
我们的时间有限。
互联网提供无限可能。
请在规定期限内完成。
这项政策限制了个人自由。
如果时间不限，我们可以做得更好。
由于资源有限，我们必须节约使用。
尽管能力有限，他仍然坚持完成了任务。