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ㄨㄟ ˋ

wèi

because of

為 is a 12 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as wèi in the fourth tone, however it can also be pronounced as wéi.

In simplified Chinese the character is used.

  • ㄨㄟ ˋ

    wèi

    because of

    • ?

      • ?

        • ㄓㄨ ˇ

          zhǔ

          dot

      • ?

    • ㄅㄧㄠ

      biāo

      fire

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 為

wéi
wèi

Definitions for 為 pronounced as wéi

  • as (in the capacity of)
  • to take sth as
  • to act as
  • to serve as
  • to behave as
  • to become
  • to be
  • to do
  • by (in the passive voice)

Definitions for 為 pronounced as wèi

  • because of
  • for
  • to

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