U+4E3A "为" CJK Unified Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
为
U+4E3A "为" CJK Unified Ideograph-# is a simplified Chinese character derived from the traditional form "為," which carries the core meanings of "to do," "to act," "to serve as," or "for the sake of." In modern Mandarin, it is a high-frequency word used both as a verb, such as in "作为" meaning "to act as," and as a preposition indicating purpose or benefit. Its historical evolution reflects a pictographic origin, often interpreted as a hand guiding an elephant, symbolizing directed action or labor. This character is integral to Chinese writing and appears in countless compound words and phrases across formal and everyday language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+4E3A |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| Block | CJK Unified Ideographs |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 为 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 为 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE4 0xB8 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x4E3A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00004E3A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u4e3a |
Unicode Properties
Unihan Properties
| kCCCII | 274951 |
| kCangjie | IKSI |
| kCantonese | wai4 |
| kDefinition | do, handle, govern, act; be |
| kEACC | 274951 |
| kFourCornerCode | 3402 |
| kGB0 | 4610 |
| kHanYu | 10044.020 |
| kHanyuPinlu | wèi(3962) wéi(2433) |
| kIICore | AG |
| kIRGHanyuDaZidian | 10044.020 |
| kIRGKangXi | 0080.191 |
| kIRG_GSource | G0-4E2A |
| kIRG_JSource | JMJ-056827 |
| kJapanese | イ なす |
| kTGH | 2013:165 |
| kKangXi | 0080.191 |
| kMainlandTelegraph | 3634 |
| kMandarin | wèi |
| kMojiJoho | MJ056827 |
| kPhonetic | 1431 |
| kRSUnicode | 3.3 |
| kSMSZD2003Index | 6.17 |
| kTGHZ2013 | 381.170:wéi 383.210:wèi |
| kTotalStrokes | 4 |
| kTraditionalVariant | "為" U+70BA CJK Unified Ideograph-# "爲" U+7232 CJK Unified Ideograph-# |
| kUnihanCore2020 | G |
| kXHC1983 | 1192.070:wéi 1199.040:wèi |