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Chinese symbol for “constructive”

建设性
jiàn shè xìng
Traditional: 建設性
constructive; constructiveness

The closest CC-CEDICT match for constructive is 建设性 (jiàn shè xìng), defined as: constructive; constructiveness.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

建 jiàn
to build, to erect; to establish, to found
radical 54 ⼵ · 9 strokes
设 shè
to build, to design; to establish; to offer
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
性 xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 建设性.

WordPinyinMeaning
建设 (建設)jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
建筑 (建築)jiàn zhùto construct; building
建议 (建議)jiàn yìto propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn))
建造jiàn zàoto construct; to build
建成jiàn chéngto establish; to build
设计 (設計)shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
设备 (設備)shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
女性nǚ xìngwoman; the female sex

See also: Japanese symbol for “constructive”.

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.

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