1. 爲

爲

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  1. 爲 is the 18th most frequent character.
  2. 爲 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 爲 appears as a character in 1 word.
  4. 爲 appears as a component in 3 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
爲 => 爫, No glyph available
Radical :
爲 => 爫 (claw/talon), 丿 (bend), No glyph available, 灬 (fire)
Graphical :
爲 => 爫, 丿, ㇆, 灬

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. wei2 - 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
  2. wei4 - variant of 為|为[wei4], because of/for/to

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

Appears In:

爲 also appears in:
鄬譌蔿
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.