为

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Translingual [edit]

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simpl. 为
trad. 為

Han character [edit]

为 (radical 3 丶+3, 4 strokes, cangjie input 戈大尸戈 (IKSI))

  1. do, handle, govern, act
  2. be

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Cantonese [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

为 (traditional 爲, Yale wai4, wai6)

Mandarin [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Hanzi [edit]

为 (traditional 爲, pinyin wéi (wei2), wèi (wei4), Wade-Giles wei2, wei4)

Compounds [edit]

Preposition [edit]

为 (simplified, Pinyin wèi, traditional 為)

  1. because of; for; to

Verb [edit]

为 (simplified, Pinyin wéi, traditional 為)

  1. as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do
    • John 1.7
      这人来，为要作见证，就是为光作见证，叫众人因他可以信。
      Zhè rén lái, 'wèi yào zuò jiànzhèng, jiùshì wèi guāng zuò jiànzhèng, jiào zhòngrén yīn tā kĕyǐ xìn.
      The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

Phrase [edit]

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