Chinese symbol for “ornament”
摆设
bǎi she
Traditional: 擺設
ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show
The closest CC-CEDICT match for ornament is 摆设 (bǎi she), defined as: ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “ornament”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 饰品 (飾品) | shì pǐn | ornament; item of jewelry |
| 装饰品 (裝飾品) | zhuāng shì pǐn | ornament |
| 配饰 (配飾) | pèi shì | ornament (jewelry, accoutrements etc); decorations |
| 装饰物 (裝飾物) | zhuāng shì wù | ornament; ornamentation |
| 佩饰 (佩飾) | pèi shì | ornament; pendant |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 摆设.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摆脱 (擺脫) | bǎi tuō | to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc) |
| 摇摆 (搖擺) | yáo bǎi | to sway; to wobble |
| 摆放 (擺放) | bǎi fàng | to set up; to arrange; to lay out |
| 摆布 (擺布) | bǎi bù | to arrange; to order about |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “ornament”.
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.