Phonetic Reading of the Character '为'



Animated Stroke Order of 为:



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Stroke Sequence of the Character '为'



Radical:丶     Strokes:4



Pinyin & Definition:

wéias (in the capacity of)/to take sth as/to act as/to serve as/to behave as/to become/to be/to do
wèibecause of/for/to


Related Chinese characters:

西


Words with Chinese Character 为:
as (in the capacity of)
to take sth as
to act as
为主to rely mainly on
to attach most importance to
为之倾倒to be infatuated with somebody; to be overwhelmed with admiration for somebody
为了in order to
for the purpose of
so as to
为人to behave
to conduct oneself
personal character
为人作嫁work for others without getting any benefit for oneself
为人处世conduct oneself in society
为人师表to serve as a model (idiom); a paragon
为人正直to be upright; to play the game
为人民服务Serve the People!, CCP political slogan
为什4E48why; why is it that; how is it that; for what reason; what for; why ever; how come
为什么variant of 為甚麼|为什么, why?
for what reason?
为仁不富the rich man cannot be benevolent (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).
为伍associate with
为何why
为例as an example
e.g.
为准to serve as the norm
...shall prevail (as standard for rules, regulations, price etc)
为力To exert oneself, do one's best.
为国捐躯sacrifice one's life for the fatherland
为害mischievous