• 283rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 196 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. fēi (Fei1)abbr. for 非洲[Fei1 zhou1], Africa
2. fēi (fei1)to not be • not • wrong • incorrect • non- • un- • in- • to reproach or blame • (colloquial) to insist on • simply must

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for fēi (fei1)The component is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

非常 

Uncommon

北非 
南非 
口是心非 
是非 
无可厚非 (無可厚非)
无非 (無非)
莫非 
除非 
非你莫属 (非你莫屬)
非凡 
非法 
非洲 
非礼 (非禮)
非要 
非诚勿扰 (非誠勿擾)

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  • 65th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.24% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 532 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (Fa3)France • French • abbr. for 法國|法国[Fa3 guo2]
2. (fa3)law • method • way • Buddhist teaching • Legalist

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

做法 
想法 
方法 
没法 (沒法)
法国 (法國)
法律 
无法 (無法)
说法 (說法)
办法 (辦法)
魔法 

Uncommon

不法 
佛法 
作法 
依法 
兵法 
刑法 
加法 
司法 
吃法 
合法 
执法 (執法)
婚姻法 
宪法 (憲法)
戏法 (戲法)
手法 
打法 
政法 
书法 (書法)
书法家 (書法家)
枪法 (槍法)
法人 
法制 
法则 (法則)
法国人 (法國人)
法子 
法学 (法學)
法官 
法定 
法宝 (法寶)
法师 (法師)
法庭 
法式 
法拉利 
法案 
法治 
法海 
法网 (法網)
法老 
法兰克福 (法蘭克福)
法规 (法規)
法语 (法語)
法院 
无法无天 (無法無天)
犯法 
用法 
疗法 (療法)
看法 
立法 
算法 
设法 (設法)
语法 (語法)
输入法 (輸入法)
违法 (違法)
非法 
魔法师 (魔法師)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.