Chinese symbol for “design”
设计
shè jì
Traditional: 設計
to design; to plan; design; plan
The closest CC-CEDICT match for design is 设计 (shè jì), defined as: to design; to plan; design; plan.
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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “design”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 图案 (圖案) | tú àn | design; pattern |
| 构思 (構思) | gòu sī | to design; to plot |
| 款式 | kuǎn shì | pattern; style |
| 造型 | zào xíng | to model; to shape; appearance; style; design; form; pose |
| 形制 | xíng zhì | form; shape |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 设计.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 设备 (設備) | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 设立 (設立) | shè lì | to set up; to establish |
| 设置 (設置) | shè zhì | to set up; to install |
| 设施 (設施) | shè shī | facilities; installation |
| 计划 (計劃) | jì huà | plan; project |
| 统计 (統計) | tǒng jì | statistics; to count |
| 计算 (計算) | jì suàn | to calculate; to compute; to consider; to think over |
See also: Japanese symbol for “design”.
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.