為 (wéi)
to act as; to be; by (passive)
How 為 is written
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 丿 — bend
- Traditional
- 為
- Simplified
- 为
Components
- 丿 bend
- 丶 dot
- 灬 fire
為 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- wéi
- as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as
- wèi
- because of; for; to
Common words using 為
- 以為 yǐwéi
- to believe; to think; to consider
- 因為 yīnwèi
- because; owing to; on account of
- 成為 chéngwéi
- to become; to turn into
- 為了 wèile
- in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
- 為什麼 wèishénme
- why?; for what reason?
- 不為人知 bùwéirénzhī
- not known to anyone; secret; unknown
- 作為 zuòwéi
- one's conduct; deed; activity
- 改為 gǎiwéi
- to change into
- 最為 zuìwéi
- the most
- 為主 wéizhǔ
- to rely mainly on; to attach most importance to
- 為何 wèihé
- why
- 為止 wéizhǐ
- until
為 in a sentence
這本書被選為今年的最佳小說。
Zhè běn shū bèi xuǎn wéi jīnnián de zuìjiā xiǎoshuō.
“This book was selected as this year's best novel.”
How common is 為?
為 is the 18th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 18.7% of all running text.
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