Learn a Chinese Character - 伪 (wěi) - Fake

1. Character Basics (汉字基本信息)

Radical: 亻 (Human radical)

Stroke Count: 6 (Number of strokes)

Character Decomposition: 亻 + 为 (Human + Do, suggesting someone doing something false)

Stroke Order:

2. Pronunciation (发音)

Pinyin: wěi (Third tone)

3. Meaning (含义)

伪 means fake, false, or sham. It can describe something that is not genuine or real. (“伪”表示假的、伪造的、不真实的。用于描述非真实或非正版的事物。)

4. Common Words (常用词汇)

• 伪装 (wěi zhuāng) - Disguise; Pretend. (通过改变外貌或行为来隐藏真实身份或意图。)
• 伪造 (wěi zào) - Forge; Counterfeit. (非法制造虚假的物品、文件等以冒充真实的。)
• 虚伪 (xū wěi) - Hypocritical; False. (形容人表面和内心不一致，不真诚。)

5. Grammar & Usage (语法与用法)

伪 is often used as an adjective to modify nouns, indicating that the thing is not real. It can also be part of compound words. (“伪”常作为形容词修饰名词，表示事物不真实。也可构成复合词。)

6. Cultural Background (文化背景)

In Chinese culture, the concept of "fake" has always been looked down upon. Words with 伪 often carry negative connotations. (在中国文化中，“假”的概念一直被人唾弃。带有“伪”的词汇通常带有负面含义。)

7. Example Sentence (例句)

8. Memory Tips (记忆技巧)

You can remember 伪 by thinking that a person ("亻") is doing something false ("为"), which forms the meaning of "fake". (你可以这样记忆“伪”：一个人（“亻”）在做虚假的事情（“为”），就构成了“假”的意思。)