为

wèiwéi

because of; for; to

How to write 为, stroke by stroke

wèi: because of; for; to
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)

Made of 丶 + 力

为什么wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?
因为yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
认为rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
为了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
以为yǐ wéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
成为chéng wéito become; to turn into
作为zuò wéione's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (sth as); to take sth to be
为何wèi héwhy
行为xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
为此wèi cǐfor this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
称为chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
为止wéi zhǐuntil; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

为什么你不来看我们？
wèi shén me nǐ bù lái kàn wǒ men ？
Why don't you come visit us?
我认为你错了。
wǒ rèn wéi nǐ cuò le 。
I think that you're wrong.
一时间我还以为他疯了。
yì shí jiān wǒ hái yǐ wéi tā fēng le 。
For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.
你真走运，因为他没咬你。
nǐ zhēn zǒu yùn ， yīn wèi tā méi yǎo nǐ 。
You're lucky because he didn't bite you.
你该结束这种愚蠢的行为了。
nǐ gāi jié shù zhè zhǒng yú chǔn de xíng wéi le 。
You must put an end to this foolish behavior.