为

2 readings · tap one to hear it

because of; for; to

Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Components 丶 ×2 力

act · Heisig RSH #746

a drop of + muscle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
无为市	Wú wéi Shì	Wuwei, a county-level city in Wuhu City 蕪湖市\|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 Shi4], Anhui
性行为	xìng xíng wéi	sexual behavior
为数不多	wéi shù bù duō	not many; only a few
大有作为	dà yǒu zuò wéi	to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future
大有可为	dà yǒu kě wéi	with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
行为主义	xíng wéi zhǔ yì	behaviorism
大为	dà wéi	very; greatly
一分为二	yī fēn wéi èr	one divides into two; to be two-sided; there are two sides to everything; to see both sb's…
人为	rén wéi	artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
为人	wéi rén	to conduct oneself; behavior; conduct; personal character
为人	wèi rén	for sb; for others' interest
非国家行为体	fēi guó jiā xíng wéi tǐ	non-state actor
不作为	bù zuò wéi	nonfeasance; omission (law)
为生	wéi shēng	to make a living
无为	Wú wéi	see 無為市\|无为市[Wu2 wei2 Shi4]
无为	wú wéi	the Daoist doctrine of inaction; let things take their own course; laissez-faire
不为人知	bù wéi rén zhī	not known to anyone; secret; unknown
一言为重	yī yán wéi zhòng	each word carries weight; a promise must be kept (idiom)
有为	yǒu wéi	promising; to show promise
一言为定	yī yán wéi dìng	(idiom) it's a deal; that's settled then

These characters use 为 as their sound component — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
为 sound part	wèi	to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
伪	wěi	false, counterfeit, bogus
沩	guī	a river in Shanxi province