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Chinese symbol for “establish”

建立
jiàn lì
to establish; to set up; to found

The closest CC-CEDICT match for establish is 建立 (jiàn lì), defined as: to establish; to set up; to found.

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
立 lì
to stand; to establish, to set up
radical 117 ⽴ · 5 strokes

Other Chinese words for “establish”

WordPinyinMeaning
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
建jiànto establish; to found
建成jiàn chéngto establish; to build
创立 (創立)chuàng lìto establish; to set up; to found
编制 (編制)biān zhìto establish (a unit or department); authorized staffing allocation in government or public institutions (excluding temporary or contract staff)

Related words

Other words that share a character with 建立.

WordPinyinMeaning
建设 (建設)jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
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
成立chéng lìto establish; to set up
独立 (獨立)dú lìindependent; independence
设立 (設立)shè lìto set up; to establish

See also: Japanese symbol for “establish”.

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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