為

wèi

because of; for; to

How to write 為, 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)

Ideographic: A hand 爫 leading an elephant

Made of 爫 + 灬

為什麼wèi shén mewhy?; for what reason?
因為yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
認為rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
為了wèi lefor; for the purpose of; in order to
以為yǐ wéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless referring to one's own current belief)
成為chéng wéito become; to turn into
作為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
為何wèi héwhy
行為xíng wéiaction; conduct; behavior; activity
為此wèi cǐfor this reason; with regards to this; in this respect; in order to do this; to this end
稱為chēng wéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."
為止wéi zhǐuntil; (used in combination with words like 到 or 至 in constructs of the form 到...為止|到...为止)

他的行為是犯法的。
tā de xíng wéi shì fàn fǎ de 。
His action is against the law.
她成為我的一位真正的朋友。
tā chéng wéi wǒ de yí wèi zhēn zhèng de péng yǒu 。
She became a true friend of mine.
以前的人以為地球是平的。
yǐ qián de rén yǐ wéi dì qiú shì píng de 。
It used to be thought that the earth was flat.
因為考了零分，所有不敢回去。
yīn wéi kǎo le líng fēn ， suǒ yǒu bù gǎn huí qù 。
Because of his score of zero, he didn't dare to return.
今天就到此為止吧。
jīn tiān jiù dào cǐ wéi zhǐ ba 。
Let's call it a day today.