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Chinese symbol for “installations”

设备
shè bèi
Traditional: 設備
equipment; facilities; installations

The closest CC-CEDICT match for installations is 设备 (shè bèi), defined as: equipment; facilities; installations.

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
备 bèi
to prepare; to get ready, to equip; ready; perfect
radical 34 ⼡ · 8 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 设备.

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
准备 (準備)zhǔn bèipreparation; to prepare
具备 (具備)jù bèito possess; to have
装备 (裝備)zhuāng bèiequipment; to equip

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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