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为wéi, wèi

to do; to act; to behave (为人,为难); to serve as; to become (成为,当做); to count as; to be (十两为一斤); (written style) a passive or emphatic marker (为天下笑)

为 swaps roles: wéi to do or become (成为, 认为, 行为) and wèi for someone's sake (因为, 为了, 为什么).

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ZDIC: 会意 — the old form pictured a hand leading an elephant (doing work). The modern four strokes are fused; taught as one written unit with no invented pieces.

single whole character · 为

to do; to act; to behave (为人,为难); to serve as; to become (成为,当做); to count as; to be (十两为一斤); (written style) a passive or emphatic marker (为天下笑)

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为wéi, wèi

to do; to act; to behave (为人,为难); to serve as; to become (成为,当做); to count as; to be (十两为一斤); (written style) a passive or emphatic marker (为天下笑)

为 swaps roles: wéi to do or become (成为, 认为, 行为) and wèi for someone's sake (因为, 为了, 为什么).

ZDIC: 会意 — the old form pictured a hand leading an elephant (doing work). The modern four strokes are fused; taught as one written unit with no invented pieces.

wéiTone 2

to do; to act; to behave (为人,为难)
to serve as; to become (成为,当做)
to count as; to be (十两为一斤)
(written style) a passive or emphatic marker (为天下笑)

认为rènwéito think; to consider
成为chéngwéito become
行为xíngwéibehavior; conduct
以为yǐwéito assume; to think wrongly

wèiTone 4

for; for the sake of (为民请命)
for the purpose of; because of (为了,为何)
to; toward (不足为外人道)
to help; to defend

因为yīnwèibecause
为了wèilein order to; for the sake of
为什么wèishénmewhy

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