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Chinese symbol for “incorrect”

非
fēi
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame

The closest CC-CEDICT match for incorrect is 非 (fēi), defined as: to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must.

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

非 fēi
not, negative, non-; to oppose
radical 175 ⾮ · 8 strokes

Other Chinese words for “incorrect”

WordPinyinMeaning
不对 (不對)bù duìincorrect; wrong
不正确 (不正確)bù zhèng quèincorrect; erroneous
不标准 (不標準)bù biāo zhǔnnonstandard; incorrect

Related words

Other words that share a character with 非.

WordPinyinMeaning
非常fēi chángvery; really; unusual; extraordinary
非法fēi fǎillegal
并非 (並非)bìng fēireally isn't
除非chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...); only when
是非shì fēiright and wrong; quarrel; dispute
无非 (無非)wú fēionly; nothing else

See also: Japanese symbol for “incorrect”.

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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