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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”

WordPinyinMeaning
核定hé dìngto audit and determine; to check and ratify

Related words

Other words that share a character with 视为.

WordPinyinMeaning
视频 (視頻)shì pínvideo
电视 (電視)diàn shìtelevision; TV; 台 (tái),部 (bù)
电视台 (電視台)diàn shì táitelevision station
重视 (重視)zhòng shìto attach importance to sth; to value
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel
为了 (為了)wèi lefor; 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.

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