Chinese symbol for “deem”

视为

shì wéi

Traditional: 視為

to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem

The closest CC-CEDICT match for deem is 视为 (shì wéi), defined as: to view as; to see as; to consider to be; to deem.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

视 shì

to look at, to inspect, to observe, to regard

radical 113 ⽰ · 8 strokes

为 wéi

to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “deem”

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
核定	hé dìng	to audit and determine; to check and ratify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 视为.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
视频 (視頻)	shì pín	video
电视 (電視)	diàn shì	television; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù)
电视台 (電視台)	diàn shì tái	television station
重视 (重視)	zhòng shì	to attach importance to sth; to value
因为 (因為)	yīn wèi	because; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)	chéng wéi	to become; to turn into
认为 (認為)	rèn wéi	to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
为了 (為了)	wèi le	for; for the purpose of; in order to

See also: Japanese symbol for “deem”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.