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bogus

HSK 10 N1
Abstract →Qualities
wěi
ギ、カ
いつわ.る、にせ、いつわ.り
위
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 為 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (偽)
亻 person (side)+ 為 act =
偽 bogus
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
為 Phonetic component
act
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Simplified (伪)
亻 person (side)+ 为 handle =
伪 false
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
为 Phonetic component
wéi handle
variant of 為|为[wéi]
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
偽
Regular
Modern
Chinese
伪 / 偽 [wěi]
false; fake; forged; bogus; (prefix) pseudo-; Taiwan pr. [wèi]
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (28)
伪装 [wěi​zhuāng] #3,526
to pretend to be (asleep etc)
伪造 [wěi​zào] #3,866
to forge
虚伪 [xū​wěi] #7,290
false
伪君子 [wěi​jūn​zǐ] #9,274
hypocrite
假冒伪劣 [jiǎ​mào​wěi​liè] #61,550
cheap quality counterfeit (goods)
伪证 [wěi​zhèng] #10,388
perjury
真伪 [zhēn​wěi] #22,789
true or bogus
伪军 [wěi​jūn] #17,732
puppet army
伪善 [wěi​shàn] #15,405
hypocritical
伪劣 [wěi​liè] #54,813
inferior
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JAPANESE WORDS (111)
⭐ 桜 [さくら] #3,417
cherry tree
⭐ 偽物 [にせもの] #5,153
spurious article
偽り [いつわり] #5,828
lie
⭐ 偽る [いつわる] #7,418
to lie
⭐ 偽装 [ぎそう] #9,104
camouflage
偽者 [にせもの] #13,670
impostor
偽名 [ぎめい] #13,879
false name
⭐ 真偽 [しんぎ] #14,149
truth or falsehood
⭐ 偽造 [ぎぞう] #16,261
forgery
⭐ 虚偽 [きょぎ] #17,115
falsehood
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