CHINESE CHARACTER

伪 (wěi): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

wěi

false, counterfeit, bogus

HSK 7-96 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

亻

Primary radical

亻 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 伪.

为

Phonetic component

为 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 6

Write 伪 in 6 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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Vocabulary with 伪

伪造wěizào

HSK 7-9 · to forge; to fake; to counterfeit

伪装wěizhuāng

HSK 7-9 · to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage

虚伪xūwěi

HSK 7-9 · false; hypocritical; artificial; sham

Examples using 伪

伪造

这是一个伪造品。

Zhè shì yí gè wěi zào pǐn。

It's a fake.

伪装

已经不需要再伪装了。

Yǐ jīng bù xū yào zài wěi zhuāng le。

There's no need to pretend anymore.

虚伪

我从来没有见过谁像你这么虚伪的。

Wǒ cóng lái méi yǒu jiàn guò shuí xiàng nǐ zhè yāo xū wěi de。

I've never known anyone as hypocritical as you.

FAQ

What does 伪 (wěi) mean in Chinese?

false, counterfeit, bogus

How do you write 伪 in stroke order?

伪 has 6 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 伪?

亻 is the radical in 伪. It is the person side radical and can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 伪?

伪造 (wěizào): to forge; to fake; to counterfeit; 伪装 (wěizhuāng): to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as; pretense; disguise; (military) to camouflage; camouflage; 虚伪 (xūwěi): false; hypocritical; artificial; sham.