为(wèi): as (in the capacity of)
Readingswèiwéi
as (in the capacity of)
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- wèi / wéi
- Meaning
- as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- Strokes
- 4
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- 爲
Origin & structure
Where 为 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 为 step by step
4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 为
Common words using 为 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
yǐ以wéi为
HSK 2to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistake…
Open 以为 page →rén人wéi为
HSK 7-9artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
Open 人为 page →Related characters
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