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Chinese symbol for “preset”

预设
yù shè
Traditional: 預設
to presuppose; to predispose; to preset; presupposition

The closest CC-CEDICT match for preset is 预设 (yù shè), defined as: to presuppose; to predispose; to preset; presupposition; predisposition; default (value etc).

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

预 yù
to prepare, to arrange; in advance
radical 181 ⾴ · 10 strokes
设 shè
to build, to design; to establish; to offer
radical 149 ⾔ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “preset”

WordPinyinMeaning
给定 (給定)gěi dìngto state in advance; preset

Related words

Other words that share a character with 预设.

WordPinyinMeaning
预算 (預算)yù suànbudget
预测 (預測)yù cèto forecast; to predict
预计 (預計)yù jìto forecast; to predict
预期 (預期)yù qīto expect; to anticipate
预防 (預防)yù fángto prevent; to take precautions against
干预 (干預)gān yùto meddle; to intervene
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

See also: Japanese symbol for “preset”.

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.