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:

Words containing 为

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 为.

为上
wéi shàng
为主
wéi zhǔ
为了
wèi le
为人
wéi rén
为人
wèi rén
为伍
wéi wǔ
为何
wèi hé
为例
wéi lì
为准
wéi zhǔn
为啥
wèi shá
为夫
wéi fū
为师
wéi shī

Related characters (radical 丶)

Characters that share the radical .

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