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为何 (wèi hé) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

为何 (wèi hé) is a Chinese word: why. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 为何

副 fù adverb

why

你为何不来?

nǐ wèi hé bù lái

Why didn't you come?

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Word breakdown

为 wèi — for, because of (indicating reason or purpose)

何 hé — what (interrogative particle)

Structure & writing
1 为 wèi — (lit.) to help; to defend and protect
Xpinyin
为 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

1.2 力 lì — force (physical interaction between objects causing acceleration or deformation)
力 is a component in 32 characters
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Stroke order

2 何 hé — interrogative pronoun: ① what ② where ③ why
何 is a component in 1 characters

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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