fēi
un-; non-; short for africa
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他是非法移民。
tā shì fēifǎ yímín.
He is an illegal immigrant.
这不是我的错。
zhè bùshì wǒ de cuò.
This is not my fault.
非诚勿扰。
fēi chéng wù rǎo.
No sincere, no bother.
不 (bù)
not
非 (fēi)
wrong
是 (shì)
to be
对 (duì)
right
The Chinese character 非 (fēi) is composed of two parts: the radical 否定 (fǒudìng), which means "not" or "no", and the phonetic component 匪 (fěi). The radical 否定 is a pictograph of a hand holding a stick, which is used to strike or negate something. The phonetic component 匪 is a pictograph of a person with a weapon, which is used to represent the sound "fēi".The character 非 has several meanings, including "not", "no", "wrong", and "evil". It can also be used as a prefix to form negative words, such as 不非 (bùfēi, "not wrong") and 非法 (fēifǎ, "illegal").The character 非 has a long history, dating back to the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600-1046 BC). It was originally used as a pictograph of a person with a weapon, but over time it evolved into its current form. The character 非 is one of the most common characters in the Chinese language, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts.
