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为

Traditional: 為 · 爲

wéi

HSK 3.0 · 2HSK 2.0 · 2

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wéi · wai6 (Jyutping)

  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
  10. variant of 為|为[wei2]

wèi · wai6 (Jyutping)

  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
  4. variant of 為|为[wei4]

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Character breakdown

为

Meaning
do, handle, govern, act; be
Radical
丶
Strokes
4
Components
⿻丶⿴力丶
Cangjie
IKSI
Four-corner
3402

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