為

See also: 爲

Translingual

Stroke order

simpl.		为
trad.		為

Etymology

The Shang form of the character meant "elephant," probably a pictograph. Later borrowed for a similar-sounding verb.

Han character

為 (radical 86 火+5, 9 strokes, cangjie input 戈大弓火 (IKNF), four-corner 2022₇)

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

Descendants

• ゐ

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 669, character 10
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 18981
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 2198, character 11
• Unihan data for U+70BA

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Cantonese

Hanzi

為 (wai4, wai6)

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Hakka

Hanzi

為 (POJ vùi (vui³), Hagfa Pinyim vi2, vi4, vui2, vui4)

References

• Academia Sinica - Hakka-English Dictionary
• Lau, Chun-fat. Hakka Pinyin Dictionary (Chinese). Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press, 1997 (Chinese IME supplement) ISBN 962-201-750-9.

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Japanese

Verb

為 (irregular conjugation, hiragana す, romaji su)

1. to do

Derived terms

• 為る (suru)

Kanji

為

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• On: い (i)
• Kun: ため (tame), なる (為る, naru), なす (為す, nasu), する (為る, suru), たり (tari), つくる (為る, tsukuru), なり (nari)
• Nanori: びい (bii)

Compounds

• 為政 (isei): governing, administering
• 為政家 (iseika): politician
• 為政者 (iseisha): statesman
• 行為 (kōi): act, deed
• 無為 (mui): inactivity

• 作為 (sakui): artificiality, commission
• 為銀 (tamegin): exchange bank
• 外為 (gaitame): foreign exchange
• 為替 (kawase): money order

Derived terms

• 為る (naru): become

• 為る (suru): do

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Korean

Hanja

為 (wi) (hangeul 위) 為 (wi; hangul: 위)

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Mandarin

Hanzi

為 (wèi, wéi)

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Vietnamese

Han character

為 (vi, vị)