wèi (also wéi) · trad. 為
for; because of / für; wegen
為 (trad.) = hand (爪) leading an elephant
a person doing/making something
A hand leads an elephant to work — "to do, to act" — for a reason.
Eine Hand führt einen Elefanten zur Arbeit – "tun, handeln" – aus einem Grund.
because / weil
why / warum
to think; to believe / meinen; glauben
to do as one pleases / tun, was man will
to accomplish nothing / nichts erreichen
to act bravely for a just cause / mutig für das Richtige eintreten