偽 meaning and stroke order
False, counterfeit, bogus
How to write 偽, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 偽
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- false
- fake
- forged
- bogus
- (prefix) pseudo-
- Taiwan pr. [wei4]
How 偽 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character.
亻 gives the meaning and 為 hints at the sound.
Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.
How to remember 偽
偽 combines the person radical 亻 with 為 (wéi, to do or to act), which gives the sound. Picture a person putting on an act, and you get something false or fake.
偽 is the traditional form and appears in words about faking or pretending, such as 偽造 (wěizào, to forge) and 虛偽 (xūwěi, hypocritical). It also works as a prefix meaning pseudo-. Example: 這張鈔票是偽造的。(Zhè zhāng chāopiào shì wěizào de.) This banknote is counterfeit.
Common mistake: Learners often read 偽 as wéi because the phonetic 為 is usually wéi or wèi. In mainland Mandarin it is third tone wěi, while Taiwan uses fourth tone wèi.
Common words with 偽
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Questions about 偽
How many strokes are in 偽?
偽 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 偽 mean?
偽 (wěi) means false, counterfeit, bogus. A common word with it is 伪装 (wěizhuāng), meaning "to pretend to be (asleep etc); to disguise oneself as".
How do you pronounce 偽?
偽 is pronounced wěi, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 偽?
The radical of 偽 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 偽 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 偽?
偽 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 伪, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 偽 and 假 (jiǎ)?
假 is the everyday word for fake, as in 假的 (jiǎ de, fake). 偽 sounds more formal and mostly appears inside compounds like 偽造 and 偽君子, or in legal and written contexts.
What does 偽君子 mean?
偽君子 (wěijūnzǐ) means a hypocrite. Literally it is a fake 君子 (jūnzǐ), a fake gentleman who acts virtuous but is not.