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以为
yǐ wéi
to think (wrongly)
Stroke order of 以为
2 characters, 8 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.
以 · 4 strokes为 · 4 strokes
Memory trick
以 is a tool-like hook; 为 is doing: take it as so, but wrongly.
Parts: 以 take + 为 as/be
The characters in 以为
- 为 wèi — for; for the sake of (4 strokes)
Example sentence
我以为你已经走了。
I thought you had already left.