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人为

Traditional: 人為

rén wéi

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

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rén wéi · jan4 wai4 (Jyutping)

  1. artificial
  2. man-made
  3. having human cause or origin
  4. human attempt or effort

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

人

Meaning
man; people; mankind; someone else
Radical
人
Strokes
2
Components
?
Cangjie
O
Four-corner
8000.0

为

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

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