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Chinese symbol for “facilities”

设施
shè shī
Traditional: 設施
facilities; installation

The closest CC-CEDICT match for facilities is 设施 (shè shī), defined as: facilities; installation.

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
施 shī
to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
radical 70 ⽅ · 9 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “facilities”

WordPinyinMeaning
设备 (設備)shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
建置jiàn zhìto set up; to establish; facilities

Related words

Other words that share a character with 设施.

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
实施 (實施)shí shīto implement; to carry out
措施cuò shīmeasure; step
施工shī gōngconstruction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs

See also: Japanese symbol for “facilities”.

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.