为 (wéi, wèi) — Chinese Character

为

wéi, wèi

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)

Radical: 丶 HSK 2 p, v

Components & Etymology

为 decomposes into the following components:

丶力丶

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 为.

为上

wéi shàng

为主

wéi zhǔ

to rely mainly on

为了

wèi le

in order to

为人

wéi rén

to behave

为伍

wéi wǔ

为何

wèi hé

why

为例

wéi lì

as an example

为准

wéi zhǔn

to serve as the norm

为啥

wèi shá

为夫

wéi fū

为师

wéi shī

为数

wéi shù

Characters that share the radical 丶.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.