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为 — because of; for; to

Pinyin
wèi · wéi
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 2
Handwriting
required

This character has more than one reading — wèi, wéi — and the pronunciation depends on the word it appears in. The list below gives the syllabus reading for each word.

How to write 为: 4 strokes

Each cell adds one stroke to the previous ones, with the new stroke in red. Stroke order is not decoration: it sets the proportions of the character and makes handwriting legible to a reader. This character is on the HSK handwriting list, so the exam expects you to write it, not only recognise it.

为 — 4 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Words with 为 in the HSK syllabus: 34

Every word in the official 2026 syllabus that contains this character, with the level it is introduced at. Learning a character pays off through these: each one combines with the characters you already know.

  1. 为什么wèi shénmewhy?; for what reason?HSK 2
  2. 因为yīnwèibecause; owing to; on account ofHSK 2
  3. 认为rènwéito believe; to think; to consider; to feelHSK 3
  4. 为wèias; to take sth as; to act as; to serve asHSK 3
  5. 为了wèilefor; for the purpose of; in order toHSK 3
  6. 以为yǐwéito think; to believeHSK 3
  7. 成为chéngwéito become; to turn intoHSK 4
  8. 分为fēnwéito divide sth into; to subdivideHSK 4
  9. 为wéias; to take sth as; to act as; to serve asHSK 4
  10. 作为zuòwéione's conduct; deed; activity; accomplishmentHSK 4
  11. 称为chēngwéito be called; to be known as; to call it "..."HSK 5
  12. 视为shìwéito view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deemHSK 5
  13. 行为xíngwéiaction; conduct; behavior; activityHSK 5
  14. 极为jíwéiextremely; exceedinglyHSK 6
  15. 较为jiàowéicomparatively; relatively; fairlyHSK 6
  16. 人为rénwéiartificial; man-made; having human cause or originHSK 6
  17. 为难wéinánto feel embarrassed or awkwardHSK 6
  18. 为期wéiqīby; lastingHSK 6
  19. 为止wéizhǐuntilHSK 6
  20. 为此wèicǐfor this reason; with regards to thisHSK 6
  21. 为何wèihéwhyHSK 6
  22. 不以为然bùyǐwéiránnot to accept as correct; to object; to disapproveHSK 7–9
  23. 大为dàwéivery; greatlyHSK 7–9
  24. 大有可为dàyǒu-kěwéiwith great prospects for the future; well worth doingHSK 7–9
  25. 化险为夷huàxiǎnwéiyíto turn peril into safety; to avert disasterHSK 7–9
  26. 见义勇为jiànyì-yǒngwéito step in and help; to take brave or selfless actionHSK 7–9
  27. 难为情nánwéiqíngembarrassedHSK 7–9
  28. 所作所为suǒzuò-suǒwéione's conduct and deedsHSK 7–9
  29. 为人wéirénto conduct oneselfHSK 7–9
  30. 无能为力wúnéngwéilìpowerless to do anything about itHSK 7–9
  31. 无所作为wúsuǒzuòwéiattempting nothing and accomplishing nothing; without any initiative or driveHSK 7–9
  32. 鲜为人知xiǎnwéirénzhīrarely known to anyone; almost unknownHSK 7–9
  33. 尤为yóuwéiespeciallyHSK 7–9
  34. 自以为是zìyǐwéishìto believe oneself infallible; to be opinionatedHSK 7–9

Glosses come from CC-CEDICT, used under CC BY-SA 4.0, and are the dictionary’s first sense rather than a translation chosen for context.