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为 wèi — “for; for the sake of”
How to write and say the Chinese character 为 (wèi), which means for; for the sake of — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Question words.
Pinyin · 拼音 wèi
Meaning · 意思 for; for the sake of
Strokes · 笔画 4
Radical · 部首 丶 (dot)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
为 is written with 4 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
Simplified from 爲 — a hand leading an elephant to work! Now it mostly means 'for'.
A common word常用词
为什么
why?
Example sentence例句
天为什么是蓝的？
Why is the sky blue?
This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.