Read Edit View history 为 wèiwéi HSK2 do Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 為. Pictograph of a hand (又) guiding an elephant (象) to do work (in ancient China elephants were tamed to do work). Based on the meaning "to work; to do". Pinyin Separate values with commas wèi ×wéi × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 為 ×爲 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 为 Simp strokes 为 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 为 Simp strokes 为 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 为 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 308, 751 ], [ 383, 685 ], [ 406, 637 ] ], [ [ 568, 828 ], [ 597, 773 ], [ 585, 732 ], [ 492, 498 ], [ 424, 374 ], [ 377, 298 ], [ 285, 187 ], [ 207, 112 ], [ 113, 44 ] ], [ [ 203, 495 ], [ 266, 479 ], [ 720, 562 ], [ 751, 559 ], [ 777, 539 ], [ 782, 532 ], [ 746, 249 ], [ 721, 153 ], [ 697, 94 ], [ 671, 60 ], [ 646, 45 ], [ 526, 114 ] ], [ [ 480, 365 ], [ 555, 303 ], [ 581, 260 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 324 704 Q 349 673 378 635 Q 390 619 406 617 Q 416 616 425 629 Q 432 644 428 676 Q 422 715 327 754 Q 311 761 304 759 Q 298 756 298 742 Q 299 730 324 704 Z", "M 460 496 Q 367 331 357 314 Q 353 311 350 305 Q 263 187 115 58 Q 108 54 104 47 Q 98 37 110 35 Q 143 32 266 135 Q 308 172 349 220 Q 449 341 527 509 L 542 542 Q 558 582 574 622 Q 614 725 630 751 Q 643 764 639 780 Q 627 804 598 828 Q 580 846 565 844 Q 550 840 553 823 Q 563 786 552 735 Q 540 704 528 664 Q 503 594 475 530 L 460 496 Z", "M 475 530 Q 459 529 443 525 Q 298 504 216 507 Q 194 510 192 497 Q 191 485 216 468 Q 247 446 277 454 Q 368 479 460 496 L 527 509 Q 612 525 699 534 Q 727 535 733 521 Q 742 502 738 454 Q 725 276 692 181 Q 674 121 655 103 Q 642 88 613 96 Q 571 109 533 121 Q 508 128 526 105 Q 581 50 612 6 Q 624 -19 648 -11 Q 670 -7 696 23 Q 772 101 798 406 Q 804 473 829 514 Q 848 539 838 551 Q 819 573 778 591 Q 748 606 717 591 Q 641 563 542 542 L 475 530 Z", "M 496 321 Q 524 291 554 256 Q 564 243 580 242 Q 590 241 597 253 Q 603 266 598 296 Q 591 332 497 368 Q 482 372 476 371 Q 472 368 471 355 Q 472 345 496 321 Z" ] } 4 strokes 为 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 308, 751 ], [ 383, 685 ], [ 406, 637 ] ], [ [ 568, 828 ], [ 597, 773 ], [ 585, 732 ], [ 492, 498 ], [ 424, 374 ], [ 377, 298 ], [ 285, 187 ], [ 207, 112 ], [ 113, 44 ] ], [ [ 203, 495 ], [ 266, 479 ], [ 720, 562 ], [ 751, 559 ], [ 777, 539 ], [ 782, 532 ], [ 746, 249 ], [ 721, 153 ], [ 697, 94 ], [ 671, 60 ], [ 646, 45 ], [ 526, 114 ] ], [ [ 480, 365 ], [ 555, 303 ], [ 581, 260 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 324 704 Q 349 673 378 635 Q 390 619 406 617 Q 416 616 425 629 Q 432 644 428 676 Q 422 715 327 754 Q 311 761 304 759 Q 298 756 298 742 Q 299 730 324 704 Z", "M 460 496 Q 367 331 357 314 Q 353 311 350 305 Q 263 187 115 58 Q 108 54 104 47 Q 98 37 110 35 Q 143 32 266 135 Q 308 172 349 220 Q 449 341 527 509 L 542 542 Q 558 582 574 622 Q 614 725 630 751 Q 643 764 639 780 Q 627 804 598 828 Q 580 846 565 844 Q 550 840 553 823 Q 563 786 552 735 Q 540 704 528 664 Q 503 594 475 530 L 460 496 Z", "M 475 530 Q 459 529 443 525 Q 298 504 216 507 Q 194 510 192 497 Q 191 485 216 468 Q 247 446 277 454 Q 368 479 460 496 L 527 509 Q 612 525 699 534 Q 727 535 733 521 Q 742 502 738 454 Q 725 276 692 181 Q 674 121 655 103 Q 642 88 613 96 Q 571 109 533 121 Q 508 128 526 105 Q 581 50 612 6 Q 624 -19 648 -11 Q 670 -7 696 23 Q 772 101 798 406 Q 804 473 829 514 Q 848 539 838 551 Q 819 573 778 591 Q 748 606 717 591 Q 641 563 542 542 L 475 530 Z", "M 496 321 Q 524 291 554 256 Q 564 243 580 242 Q 590 241 597 253 Q 603 266 598 296 Q 591 332 497 368 Q 482 372 476 371 Q 472 368 471 355 Q 472 345 496 321 Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.