伪 (wěi) is a Chinese character meaning “false”. It is written from 亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 为 (to do; to be; for), side by side, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
亻 + 为
Left–right structure
Structure from: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿰亻为; 笔画数 2+4=6 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 一致)
Memory aid
A person (亻) next to 为 "to do" — someone doing something only for show. What they do is fake.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 虚伪xū wěihypocritical; insincere伪 = wěi
- 伪造wěi zàoto forge; to counterfeit伪 = wěi
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All readings
false
false; fake; forged; counterfeit
虚假的；不真实的；假造的。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 虚伪xū wěihypocritical; insincere伪 = wěi
- 伪造wěi zàoto forge; to counterfeit伪 = wěi
Sound component
为 family tone diff
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 伪 mean?
伪 (wěi) means false; fake; forged; counterfeit.
How do you pronounce 伪?
It is pronounced wěi.
What parts is 伪 made of?
亻 (person (the form 人 takes on the left)) and 为 (to do; to be; for), side by side. The recorded source is: modern-glyph decomposition (IDS ⿰亻为; 笔画数 2+4=6 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 一致). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 伪 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 伪?
人. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 伪?
Common ones are 虚伪 and 伪造. The reading of 伪 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.