非 fēi

to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; de-; to reproach; to blame; (coll.) to insist on; simply must

HSK 18 strokes

Stroke order animation

非 · 8 strokes

8 strokes

Each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

Ideograph⿰？？

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

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

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fēi chángvery; really

fēi zhōuAfrica

chú fēionly if (..., or otherwise, ...)

bìng fēireally isn't

shì fēiright and wrong

wú fēionly

mò fēican it be possible that

fēi dànnot only

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