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非
Radical 175 of 214 · 8 strokes

Wrong

fēi

Unicode uses 非 as a Kangxi radical category. Its reference meaning is not, negative, non-; oppose; Kangxi radical 175. The relationship to an individual character may be semantic, historical, or primarily classificatory.

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Semantic role

When the formation data identifies 非 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.

Phonetic role

Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.

Radical classification

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非fēinot, negative, non-; to oppose非 radicalHSK 20 extra strokesDetails
formation note

Formation: Pictograph of two wings facing opposite directions.

Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
非 wrong
Visual structure
Not available
靠kàonearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust非 radicalHSK 57 extra strokesDetails
semantic–phonetic

Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 非 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound.

  • 非Semantic componentnot
  • 告Phonetic componenttell; say
Formation source · Dong Chinese Lexicon
Category radical
非 wrong
Visual structure
告 + 非

Classification: Unicode 17.0 kRSUnicode. Structure: Make Me a Hanzi. Formation: Dong Chinese Lexicon where available, with a documented Make Me a Hanzi fallback. Method and licenses.