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Chinese symbol for “envisage”

设想
shè xiǎng
Traditional: 設想
to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan

The closest CC-CEDICT match for envisage is 设想 (shè xiǎng), defined as: to imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for.

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
想 xiǎng
to believe, to wish for; to consider, to plan, to think
radical 61 ⼼ · 13 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 设想.

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
想要xiǎng yàoto want to; to feel like
思想sī xiǎngthought; thinking

See also: Japanese symbol for “envisage”.

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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