wěi

variant of 偽|伪[wei3]

person (亻) + [sound: 为] = fake, counterfeit

The person radical (亻) anchors the meaning: something a human deliberately fabricates or pretends to be. 为 contributes the sound wéi/wěi and does not add meaning here.

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这张证书是造的,不能使用。

zhè zhāng zhèng shū shì wěi zào de, bù néng shǐ yòng。

This certificate is forged and cannot be used.

他用装来欺骗周围的人。

tā yòng wěi zhuāng lái qī piàn zhōu wéi de rén。

He used disguise to deceive the people around him.

Words with 伪

防伪

fáng wěi

to prevent counterfeiting; anti-counterfeiting

假冒伪劣

jiǎ mào wěi liè

cheap quality counterfeit (goods)

伪代码

wěi dài mǎ

pseudocode

伪劣

wěi liè

inferior

伪君子

wěi jūn zǐ

hypocrite

伪命题

wěi mìng tí

false proposition

伪善

wěi shàn

hypocritical

伪善者

wěi shàn zhě

hypocrite

伪基百科

wěi jī bǎi kē

Uncyclopedia (satirical website parodying Wikipedia)

伪币

wěi bì

counterfeit currency

伪托

wěi tuō

faking a modern object as an ancient one

伪书

wěi shū

forged book

More characters with 亻