Chinese Character 爲 Meanings and components.

Form

爲

Meaning

爲 meaning[3] in English

Variant Of 為|为[Wei2].

As (I.E. In The Capacity Of).

To Take Sth As.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 爲 can be seen as a composition of 3 main shapes where their meanings are 'claw' radical in … (爫) , (?) , and 'fire' radical in … (灬)

Its radical[1] is: 爪 (zhao3) which means: Foot Of A Bird Or Animal, Paw, Claws, Talons, .爪zhao3foot of …

In cangjie it is written with BHNF

How to write 爲

To write爲wei4variant of … you should write a combination of 爫zhao3'claw' radical … , ?? 灬biao1'fire' radical … arranged in a 吕 shape:

爫 + ? + 灬 = 爲

爲 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 爲 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 爲, looks as follow:

爲
Pinyin:wei4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 為|为[Wei2] . As (I.E. In The Capacity Of) . To Take Sth As . To Act As . To Serve As . To Behave As . To Become . To Be . To Do
爫
Pinyin:zhao3
Meaning[3]: 'Claw' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 87)
?
Pinyin:?
灬
Pinyin:biao1
Meaning[3]: 'Fire' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 86), Occurring In 熙, 然, 熊 Etc

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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