When the formation data identifies 非 as semantic, the relevant character record states that role.
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.
Semantic–phonetic characters identify the component associated with historical pronunciation.
The primary dictionary radical is shown independently of any claim about modern meaning.
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非fēinot, negative, non-; to opposeDetails+
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 trustDetails+
Formation: Phonosemantic compound. 非 represents the meaning and 告 represents the sound.
- 非Semantic componentnot
- 告Phonetic componenttell; say
- 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.