为

See also: 為 and 爲

为 U+4E3A, 为 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4E3A ← 丹 [U+4E39] CJK Unified Ideographs 主 → [U+4E3B]

Translingual

Stroke order

Traditional	為
Simplified	为
Japanese	為
Korean	爲

Han character

为 (Kangxi radical 3, 丶+3, 4 strokes, cangjie input 戈大尸戈 (IKSI), four-corner 3402₇, composition ⿻⿵丶力丶)

Derived characters

• 伪 妫 㧑 沩 𠯠 𧹑 𫇭
• 𰲲 𰵑 𰻦 𰌷 𱞅 𬬶

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 80, character 19
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 44, character 2
• Unihan data for U+4E3A

Chinese

Glyph origin

From cursive script of 為; compare 為 → ゐ (obsolete hiragana).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 为 – see 為 (“to do; to make; to administer; to govern; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 爲, which is in turn the simplified form of 為).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.