Chinese symbol for “build”
建设
jiàn shè
Traditional: 建設
to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
The closest CC-CEDICT match for build is 建设 (jiàn shè), defined as: to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “build”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 兴建 (興建) | xīng jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 营造 (營造) | yíng zào | to build (housing); to construct |
| 修建 | xiū jiàn | to build; to construct |
| 筑 (築) | zhù | to build; to construct |
| 搭建 | dā jiàn | to build (esp. with simple materials); to knock together (a temporary shed) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 建设.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建立 | jiàn lì | to establish; to set up |
| 建筑 (建築) | jiàn zhù | to construct; building |
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish; to build |
| 设计 (設計) | shè jì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
| 设备 (設備) | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 设立 (設立) | shè lì | to set up; to establish |
See also: Japanese symbol for “build”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.