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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “establish”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish; to set up |
| 建 | jiàn | to establish; to found |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish; to build |
| 创立 (創立) | chuàng lì | to establish; to set up; to found |
| 编制 (編制) | biān zhì | to 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.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 建筑 (建築) | jiàn zhù | to construct; building |
| 建议 (建議) | jiàn yì | to propose; to suggest; to recommend; proposal; suggestion; recommendation (点 (diǎn)) |
| 建造 | jiàn zào | to construct; to build |
| 建成 | jiàn chéng | to establish; to build |
| 成立 | chéng lì | to establish; to set up |
| 独立 (獨立) | dú lì | independent; independence |
| 设立 (設立) | shè lì | to 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.