爲ため

See also: 為ため and 为

爲ため U+7232, 爲 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-7232 ← 爱 [U+7231] CJK Unified Ideographs 爳 → [U+7233]

Translingual

Traditional	為ため
Simplified	为
Japanese	為ため
Korean	爲ため

Stroke order

Han character

爲ため (Kangxi radical 87, 爪つめ+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 月つき竹ちく弓ゆみ火ひ (BHNF), four-corner 2022₇ or 2032₇, composition ⿱爫⿵⿰丿⿳㇇㇇𠃌灬)

Derived characters

• 僞にせ 噅 嬀 撝 㬙 潙 㺔 䃣 蟡 譌 䞈 䧦 鄬 䦱 寪 䈧 蔿 噕 爳
• 𡐮 𭗛 𪩼 𢕷 𢠿 𪳵 𤎶 𤛨 𤾡 𥊪 𥢬 𦅂 𦠽 𬡮 𧲄 𧴑 𨅌 𨬞 𩍇 𩑁 𩻟 𫬑 𧹋 𧽶 𨖿 𩴞 𣄺 𫿒 𤏜 𫛔 𬋱 𢊯 𤺉 𫕯 𢅌 𢡺 𦢳 𢁍

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 689, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 19686
• Dae Jaweon: page 1102, character 16
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2033, character 21
• Unihan data for U+7232

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (爲ため) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
譌	*ŋʷaːl
嬀	*kʷral
潙	*kʷral, *ɢʷal
蟡	*kʷralʔ, *qʷral
僞にせ	*ŋʷrals
噅	*qʰʷral
撝	*qʰʷral
爲ため	*ɢʷal, *ɢʷal, *ɢʷals
鄬	*ɢʷal, *ɢʷalʔ
蔿	*ɢʷalʔ
儰	*ɢʷalʔ
寪	*ɢʷalʔ
蘤	*ɢʷalʔ

Originally an Ideogrammic compound (會意かいい／会意かいい) : 又また (“hand”) + 象ぞう (“elephant”). See 為ため for the full etymology and historical forms.

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 爲ため – see 為ため (“to do; to make; to administer; to govern; etc.”). (This character is a variant traditional form of 為ため).

Japanese

Shinjitai	為ため
Kyūjitai	爲ため

Kanji

爲ため

(Jinmeiyō kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 為ため)

1. do, perform, carry out, sake

Readings

• Go-on: い (i)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
• Kan-on: い (i)^{←ゐ (wi, historical)}
• Kun: ため (tame, 爲ため); する (suru, 爲なる); なす (nasu, 爲なす); なる (naru, 爲なる)

Usage notes

Rarely used except for historical surnames such as 爲ためケ谷だに (ためがや), nowadays written 為ため谷だに.

Korean

Hanja

爲ため (eumhun 할 위 (hal wi))

1. hanja form^? of 위 (“to do; act”)

Compounds

Compounds

• 爲國ためくに/위국
• 爲ため始はじめ/위시
• 爲政者いせいしゃ/위정자
• 爲ため主ぬし/위주
• 爲ため親おや契ちぎり/위친계
• 刻こく燭しょく爲ため詩し/각촉위시
• 當爲とうい/당위
• 伐き齊ひとし爲ため名めい/벌제위명
• 無爲むい徒食としょく/무위도식
• 無む所しょ不爲ふため/무소불위
• 削そぎ髮かみ爲ため僧そう/삭발위승
• 人爲じんい/인위
• 作爲さくい/작위
• 轉てん禍か爲ため福ぶく/전화위복
• 行爲こうい/행위
• 이민위천 (以民爲ため天てん, iminwicheon)

Middle Korean

Verb

爲ため (ho-)

1. idu form^? of ᄒᆞ (“to do”, also a light verb deriving verbs and adjectives)

Old Korean

Verb

爲ため (*HO(Y)-)

1. to do

   Synonym: 爲ため只ただ (*SIk-)

2. a light verb attached to various non-verbs to derive verbs and adjectives.
3. (after a locative particle) to be at

   Synonyms: 有ゆう叱しか (*Is-), 在ざい (*KYE-)

   • c. 1200, Interpretive gugyeol glosses to the Avatamsaka Sutra, vol. 14, pages 8:20—9:01:

     一切衆生いっさいしゅじょう^隱かくれ[於]生死せいし^叱しか中なか^{良よ中なか爲ため良りょう}

     *IL.CHYEY CWUNG.SOYNG-un CWUKSALI-s TYUNG-akuy HOY-a

     As all the sentient beings are in the midst of life and death

     (N.B. Gugyeol glyphs are given in non-abbreviated forms. Bracketed characters were ignored when read.)

   • c. 1250, Interpretive gugyeol glosses to the Humane King Sutra, page 11:22:

     [於]我わが^衣ころも前まえ^{良よ中なか爲ため良りょう}

     NA-uy ALPH-akuy HOY-a

     As it is in front of me

     (N.B. Gugyeol glyphs are given in non-abbreviated forms. Bracketed characters were ignored when read.)

Reconstruction notes

Various inflected or derived verbal forms which were written phonetically, e.g. 乎 or 兮, testify beyond doubt that this word had initial */h-/ and is the ancestor of Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮 (Yale: hò-tá). It is usually transcribed as *HO- after the Middle Korean reflex, but the Middle Korean irregular infinitive ᄒᆞ〮야〮 (Yale: hóy-á) implies that the earlier form was actually *hoy- (Vovin 2010, p.27). Whether the attested Old Korean forms transcribed older *hoy- or later *ho- is unclear due to the phonological opaqueness of the orthography.

Descendants

• Middle Korean: ᄒᆞ다〮 (hò-tá, “to do; light verb”)
  • Jeju: ᄒᆞ다 (hawda, “to do; light verb”)
  • Korean: 하다 (hada, “to do; light verb”)

References

• 황선엽 (Hwang Seon-yeop) et al. (2009) 석독구결사전/釋しゃく讀口訣くけつ辭典じてん [Dictionary of interpretive gugyeol], Bakmunsa, →ISBN, pages 411—549

Vietnamese

Han character

爲ため: Hán Việt readings: vị, vì
爲ため: Nôm readings: vay, ví, vĩ, voi, vơ, vờ, vi

Etymology 1

Preposition

爲ため • (vị)

1. chữ Hán form of vị (“for”).

Etymology 2

Conjunction

爲ため • (vì)

1. chữ Hán form of vì (“because”).
   • 18th century, Đặng Trần Côn (鄧陳琨) (circa 1705–1745) (original Chinese), translated by Đoàn Thị Điểm (段だん氏し點てん) (1705–1746/1748) (traditionally claimed), might actually be translated by Phan Huy Ích (潘はん輝あきら益えき) (1751–1822), Chinh phụ ngâm khúc (征せい婦ふ吟ぎん曲きょく) [The Song of a Soldier's Wife], line 4:

     爲ため(Vì)埃ほこり(ai)𨢟(gây)孕(dựng)朱しゅ(cho)𢧚(nên)餒(nỗi)尼あま(này)

     For whom was it made to be this way

Etymology 3

Verb

爲ため • (vay)

1. Nôm form of vay (“to borrow”).