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Chinese character

為

wèi

to do, to act

12 strokesRadical 灬Traditional

Meaning

Definitions are in English.
  • to do, to act
  • to handle, to govern
  • to be
  • as (in the capacity of)
  • to take sth as

Pinyin

wèiwéi

Simplified / Traditional

为→為

Variant forms: 为

Variant forms

Components

Etymology hint · Ideographic

A hand 爫 leading an elephant

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Stroke order

為

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