(wèi hé) - why, for what reason in Mandarin
wèihéTraditional: 為何
HSK 5
#667 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
why, for what reason
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning why. 为 (wèi) 'for, because of' joins 何 (hé) 'what', literally 'for what'. 何 has the 亻 'person' radical with 可 (kě) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 为 (wèi, 'for') + 何 (hé, 'what'; 亻 person radical + 可 phonetic)
Stroke order
为
何
Examples
？
Why didn't you tell me?
？
Why did he leave?
？
Why is this so difficult?
?
Why are you so angry?
。
I do not understand why he left.
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