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Chinese symbol for “designer”

设计师
shè jì shī
Traditional: 設計師
designer; architect

The closest CC-CEDICT match for designer is 设计师 (shè jì shī), defined as: designer; architect.

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

设 shè
to build, to design; to establish; to offer
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes
计 jì
to calculate, to count; to plan, to reckon; plot, scheme
radical 149 ⾔ · 4 strokes
师 shī
teacher, professional, master
radical 50 ⼱ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “designer”

WordPinyinMeaning
设计者 (設計者)shè jì zhědesigner; architect (of a project)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 设计师.

WordPinyinMeaning
建设 (建設)jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
设计 (設計)shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
设备 (設備)shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
设立 (設立)shè lìto set up; to establish
设置 (設置)shè zhìto set up; to install
设施 (設施)shè shīfacilities; installation
计划 (計劃)jì huàplan; project
统计 (統計)tǒng jìstatistics; to count
老师 (老師)lǎo shīteacher

See also: Japanese symbol for “designer”.

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.