设

shè

build; establish; display

How to write 设, stroke by stroke

to set up; to put in place; (math.) given; suppose; if

Pictophonetic: semantic 讠 (speech), phonetic 殳

Made of 讠 + 殳

设计shè jìto design; to plan; design; plan
设备shè bèiequipment; facilities; installations
假设jiǎ shèto suppose; to presume; to assume; supposing that ...; if; hypothesis; conjecture
设置shè zhìto set up; to install
设法shè fǎto try; to make an attempt; to think of a way (to accomplish sth)
设施shè shīfacilities; installation
建设jiàn shèto build; to construct; to establish; to develop; to institute
设定shè dìngto set; to set up; to install; setting; preferences
设计师shè jì shīdesigner; architect
设想shè xiǎngto imagine; to assume; to envisage; tentative plan; to have consideration for
设立shè lìto set up; to establish
摆设bǎi shèto set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)

这只是个假设。
zhè zhǐ shì gè jiǎ shè 。
This is just a hypothesis.
我们必须设法打破这个僵局。
wǒ men bì xū shè fǎ dǎ pò zhè ge jiāng jú 。
We must try to break the deadlock.
润滑系统设计得不好。
rùn huá xì tǒng shè jì dé bù hǎo 。
The lubrication system was poorly designed.
你的想法很有建设性。
nǐ de xiǎng fǎ hěn yǒu jiàn shè xìng 。
Your opinion is very constructive.
这套房子设施便利齐全。
zhè tào fáng zi shè shī biàn lì qí quán 。
The house has all the conveniences.