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為
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为
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act

HSK 10 N1
Communication →Language
wèi, wéi
イ
ため、な.る、な.す、す.る、たり、つく.る、なり
위
Pictograph of a hand (又) guiding an elephant (象) to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do".
Components
又 again+ 象 elephant =
為 act
又 Iconic component
yòu again
and, also, again, in addition
Depicts a hand.
象 Iconic component
xiàng elephant
Notes
Similar Characters
为 handle (simp)爲 handle (trad)丈 100 Chinese Inches劝 urge (simp)叒 united变 transform (simp)叙 state (simp)寝 get some shuteye (jp)寢 get some shuteye (trad)度 degree/time矍 look about in竖 vertical (simp)隻 one of a pair (trad/jp)亂 chaos (trad)争 contend (jp)事 matter亟 immediately兼 double叉 fork及 catch up with
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Early Spring and Autumn (~700 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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為
Regular
Modern
Chinese
为 / 為 [wéi]
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)
为 / 為 [wèi]
because of; for; to
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
為 ため
Tame surname
為 ためもと
Tamemoto given name
為 なり
Nari female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
因为 [yīn​wèi] #72
because
为什么 [wèi​shén​me] #86
why?
认为 [rèn​wéi] #171
to believe
为了 [wèi​le] #220
in order to
成为 [chéng​wéi] #356
to become
以为 [yǐ​wéi] #235
to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)
作为 [zuò​wéi] #570
one's conduct
行为 [xíng​wéi] #913
action
为何 [wèi​hé] #1,120
why
为止 [wéi​zhǐ] #1,582
until
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 行為 [こうい] #1,177
act
⭐ 念のため [ねんのため] #2,828
just to make sure
⭐ 為 [ため] #3,066
good
⭐ 仕草 [しぐさ] #3,334
gesture
⭐ 気のせい [きのせい] #3,395
(just) one's imagination
⭐ 仕業 [しわざ] #4,330
deed (esp. negative)
⭐ 成る [なる] #6,705
to become
⭐ 成し遂げる [なしとげる] #6,751
to accomplish
自分のために [じぶんのために] #7,687
for oneself
し始める [しはじめる] #7,784
to begin (doing)
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