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Chinese symbol for “institute”

建设
jiàn shè
Traditional: 建設
to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute

The closest CC-CEDICT match for institute is 建设 (jiàn shè), defined as: to build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute.

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
设 shè
to build, to design; to establish; to offer
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “institute”

WordPinyinMeaning
学会 (學會)xué huìto learn; to master; institute; learned society; (scholarly) association
创制 (創制)chuàng zhìto formulate; to institute; to create
确立 (確立)què lìto establish; to institute
实验所 (實驗所)shí yàn suǒlaboratory; institute
手定shǒu dìngto set down (rules); to institute

Related words

Other words that share a character with 建设.

WordPinyinMeaning
建立jiàn lìto establish; to set up
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
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “institute”.

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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