设计
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
设计 (shèjì) · to design
设计 (shèjì) means “to design; design; plan”. It is written with 2 characters: 设 (to build) + 计 (to calculate). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 设计 is built
The characters
设 shè · to build
What 设 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 殳shū — tool
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 又yòu — and
- 几jǐ — small table
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 殳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
计 jì · to calculate
What 计 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 十 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这件衣服是她自己设计的。Zhè jiàn yīfu shì tā zìjǐ shèjì de.She designed this piece of clothing herself.
你喜欢这个房子的设计吗？Nǐ xǐhuan zhège fángzi de shèjì ma?Do you like the design of this house?
Questions about 设计
What does 设计 mean?
设计 (shèjì) means “to design; design; plan”.
How do you pronounce 设计?
设计 is pronounced shèjì.
Which HSK level is 设计?
设计 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 建设jiànshèto build
- 设备shèbèiequipment
- 设立shèlìto set up
- 设施shèshīfacilities
- 设置shèzhìto set up
- 假设jiǎshèto suppose
- 设想shèxiǎngto imagine
- 想方设法xiǎngfāngshèfǎto try every possible means
- 计划jìhuàplan
- 计算机jìsuànjīcomputer
Learn 设计 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.