Chinese symbol for “reproach”
非
fēi
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame
The closest CC-CEDICT match for reproach 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.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “reproach”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 责 (責) | zé | duty; responsibility |
| 责备 (責備) | zé bèi | to blame; to criticize |
| 埋怨 | mán yuàn | to complain; to grumble (about) |
| 嚷嚷 | rāng rang | to argue noisily; to shout |
| 嗔怨 | chēn yuàn | to complain; to reproach |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “reproach”.
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.