非(fēi)

HSK 18 strokes

abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa

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Character information

Pinyin
fēi
Meaning
abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 非 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰？？

Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

How to write 非 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 非

Common words using 非 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fēi非cháng常
HSK 1

very; really

Open 非常 page →
chú除fēi非
HSK 5

only if (..., or otherwise, ...)

Open 除非 page →
bìng并fēi非
HSK 7-9

really isn't

Open 并非 page →
shì是fēi非
HSK 7-9

right and wrong

Open 是非 page →
wú无fēi非
HSK 7-9

only

Open 无非 page →
mò莫fēi非
HSK 7-9

can it be possible that

Open 莫非 page →
fēi非fán凡
HSK 7-9

out of the ordinary

Open 非凡 page →
fēi非děi得
HSK 7-9

(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must

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Related characters

More HSK 1 characters

一七三上下不东两

From 非’s common words

常除并是无莫凡得

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