Senses
为/ 為 variants: 爲 for
for; because of; in order to; for the sake of; used to indicate the purpose or recipient of an action
为/ 為 variants: 爲 to be
to be; to become; to act as; to serve as; to take as
为/ 為 variants: 爲 to do
to do; to make; to act; to govern; to manage
为/ 為 variants: 爲 [adverbial suffix]
(bound form) Added to single-syllable adjectives or adverbs to form an adverb or to act as an intensifier.
为/ 為 variants: 爲 [passive]
Used to introduce the person or thing performing an action, meaning "by"; often used in the 为...所 pattern.
为/ 為 variants: 爲 to support
(literary) to stand for; to support; to help
为/ 為 variants: 爲 surname
a Chinese surname