非 — Chinese character
非
fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
- Pinyin
- fēi
- Radical
- 175 ⾮ (Wrong)
- Strokes
- 8
- Formation
- ideographic — Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back
- Japanese
- 非 as a kanji
Common words with 非
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 非常 | fēi cháng | very; really; unusual; extraordinary |
| 非法 | fēi fǎ | illegal |
| 并非 (並非) | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 除非 | chú fēi | only if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when |
| 是非 | shì fēi | right and wrong; quarrel; dispute |
| 无非 (無非) | wú fēi | only; nothing else |
| 非得 | fēi děi | (followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must |
| 非凡 | fēi fán | out of the ordinary; unusually (good, talented etc) |
| 绝非 (絕非) | jué fēi | absolutely not |
| 非常感谢 (非常感謝) | fēi cháng gǎn xiè | extremely grateful; very thankful |
| 非正式 | fēi zhèng shì | unofficial; informal |
| 莫非 | mò fēi | can it be possible that; could it be |
English words written with 非
- unless
- alternative
- illegal
- assuming
- incorrect
- nonprofit
- understandable
- abnormal
- unofficial
- illegitimate
- nonlinear
- asymmetric
非 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 10 · Analects 33 · Art of War 20 · Mencius 147 · Zhuangzi 318 · Great Learning 2 · Doctrine of the Mean 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 1
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 31
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 39
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 53
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 60
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 65
- Analects 2.24
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