Chinese symbol for “setup”

体系

tǐ xì

Traditional: 體系

system; setup; 个 (gè)

The closest CC-CEDICT match for setup is 体系 (tǐ xì), defined as: system; setup; 个 (gè).

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

体 tǐ

body; group, class; form, style, system

radical 9 ⼈ · 7 strokes

系 xì

system; line, link, connection

radical 120 ⽷ · 7 strokes

Traditional forms

體 tǐ

Related words

Other words that share a character with 体系.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
媒体 (媒體)	méi tǐ	media, esp. news media
身体 (身體)	shēn tǐ	the body; one's health
体育 (體育)	tǐ yù	sports; physical education
团体 (團體)	tuán tǐ	group; organization
具体 (具體)	jù tǐ	concrete; specific; detailed
关系 (關係)	guān xi	relation; relationship; connection; to concern; to involve; to affect
系统 (系統)	xì tǒng	system; 个 (gè)
系列	xì liè	series; set

See also: Japanese symbol for “setup”.

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.