为

Character

为 wèi · wéi

HSK 2Character2 readings

because of

Radical: 丶
Strokes: 4
Structure: Overlaid
Parts: 丶力
Traditional: 為
Frequency: #16 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

wèiMain reading wéiReading 2 · HSK 3

wèi

wei4Main readingHSK 2

because of CC-CEDICT
for CC-CEDICT
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Words that use “为” as wèi

因为yīn wèibecauseWordHSK 2 为什么wèi shén mewhy?WordHSK 2 为了wèi lein order toWordHSK 3 为何wèi héwhyWordHSK 6 为此wèi cǐbecause of thisWordHSK 6 为人wéi rénthe way a person acts toward other peopleWordHSK 7–9+1 reading 为啥wèi shádialectal equivalent of 为什么Word 为毛wèi máo(Internet slang) why?Word

wéi

wei2Reading 2HSK 3

HSK 3 is the level of this reading in the official HSK 3.0 word list; other readings of 为 can sit at a different level.

to be or become (as in 成为, 'to become')
to think something is true (as in 认为, 'to think')
to act as, in the role of (as in 作为, 'as')

Examples

我认为他说得对。
wǒ rèn wéi tā shuō de duì
I think he is right.
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他想成为一名老师。
tā xiǎng chéng wéi yì míng lǎo shī
He wants to become a teacher.
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他作为学生很努力。
tā zuò wéi xué shēng hěn nǔ lì
As a student, he works very hard.
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Words that use “为” as wéi

以为yǐ wéito think that something is true, but it is notWordHSK 2 成为chéng wéito becomeWordHSK 2 行为xíng wéithe way a person acts or does thingsWordHSK 2 认为rèn wéito thinkWordHSK 2 变为biàn wéito becomeWordHSK 3 称为chēng wéito be calledWordHSK 3 作为zuò wéiasWordHSK 4 分为fēn wéito divide something into parts or groupsWordHSK 4

Stroke order

Practice writing 为

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Same radical 丶

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主zhǔ 举jǔ 丽lì 丹dān 丸wán 丶diǎn

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