Character

非

fēi HSK 1

非 fēi HSK 1

1. wrong; erroneous (opposite of '是')
2. to violate; to go against
3. to blame; to oppose; to disapprove of
4. to not be; is not
5. prefix indicating 'outside of' or 'not belonging to' a certain category
6. must; certainly (used with '不' to indicate necessity)
7. (colloq.) must; have to
8. (lit.) bad; poor
9. Africa
10. a surname

Words using 非 as fēi (14)

Structure & writing

非 fēi — wrong; erroneous (opposite of '是')

非 is a component in 10 characters

HSK 2

啡 fēi used in '咖啡' (coffee): an evergreen shrub/small tree whose roasted seeds are ground to make the beverage coffee

HSK 4

排 pái to arrange in a row or sequence one after another

HSK 5

靠 kào to lean against; to be close to

HSK 6

悲 bēi sad, sorrowful 罪 zuì crime; evil act 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family

HSK 7

匪 fěi bandit, robber 徘 pái used in 徘徊: ① pace back and forth; ② hesitate, be undecided; ③ fluctuate within a range 绯 fēi crimson; scarlet 诽 fěi to slander; to speak ill of others without basis

非 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order