Chinese symbol for “installation”
设施
shè shī
Traditional: 設施
facilities; installation
The closest CC-CEDICT match for installation 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
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “installation”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 安装 (安裝) | ān zhuāng | to install; to erect |
| 装置 (裝置) | zhuāng zhì | to install; installation |
| 装机 (裝機) | zhuāng jī | to install; installation |
| 装置物 (裝置物) | zhuāng zhì wù | fixture; installation |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 设施.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 建设 (建設) | jiàn shè | to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute |
| 设计 (設計) | shè jì | to design; to plan; design; plan |
| 设备 (設備) | shè bèi | equipment; facilities; installations |
| 设立 (設立) | shè lì | to set up; to establish |
| 设置 (設置) | shè zhì | to set up; to install |
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure; step |
| 施工 | shī gōng | construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs |
See also: Japanese symbol for “installation”.
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.