Chinese symbol for “set”
设定
shè dìng
Traditional: 設定
to set (a goal, rule, limit, parameter etc); to specify; (computing) settings
The closest CC-CEDICT match for set is 设定 (shè dìng), defined as: to set (a goal, rule, limit, parameter etc); to specify; (computing) settings.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “set”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 规定 (規定) | guī dìng | to stipulate; to specify; to prescribe; to fix (a price); to set (a quota); regulations; rules; provisions; stipulations |
| 定下 | dìng xià | to set (the tone, a target etc); to lay down (the beat) |
| 定 | dìng | to fix; to set; to make definite; to subscribe to (a newspaper etc); to book (tickets etc); to order (goods etc) |
| 布景 (佈景) | bù jǐng | (stage) set |
| 订定 (訂定) | dìng dìng | to set; to designate |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 设定.
| 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 |
| 设施 (設施) | shè shī | facilities; installation |
| 决定 (決定) | jué dìng | to decide; to determine; to make up one's mind; decision (个 (gè),项 (xiàng)) |
| 一定 | yī dìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
See also: Japanese symbol for “set”.
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.