1. 非
  2. 要

非

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  • 283rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.08% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 75 words
  • Component in 34 characters

Decomposition

1Once
非→
No glyph available
2Radical
非→
非wrong
3Graphical
非→
非

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 非 fēi (fei1)The component 非 is pronounced as 'fēi' (fei1). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
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Appears In

非 also appears in:
非排罪靠悲菲辈匪啡斐靡徘裴诽腓绯扉翡韭蜚霏俳榧鲱痱蘼悱薤篚鯡輩裶蕜緋

Example Words

High Frequency

非 
非常 

Medium Frequency

北非 
南非 
口是心非 
是非 
无非 (無非)
莫非 
除非 
非你莫属 (非你莫屬)
非凡 
非法 
非洲 
非要 
非诚勿扰 (非誠勿擾)
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要

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  • 26th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.42% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 77 words
  • Component in 2 characters

Decomposition

1Once
要→
覀女
2Radical
要→
覀west女woman
3Graphical
要→
覀㇛一丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. yāo (yao1)to demand • to request • to coerce
2. yào (yao4)important • vital • to want • will • going to (as future auxiliary) • may • must • (used in a comparison) must be • probably

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 要 yāo (yao1)The component 覀 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for 要 yào (yao4)The component 覀 is pronounced as 'yá' (ya2). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

要 also appears in:
闄覅

Example Words

High Frequency

要 

Medium Frequency

主要 
只要 
必要 
想要 
要是 
要求 
要么 (要麼)
重要 
需要 
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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.
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