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Translingual
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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
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). |
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