Historical Evolution
非
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
非
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
非
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
非
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
非
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
非
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
非
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
非
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
非
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
非
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
非
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
非
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
非
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
非
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
非
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
非
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
非
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
非
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
非
Regular
Modern
Chinese
非 [Fēi]
abbr. for 非洲[Fēizhōu], Africa
非 [fēi]
to not be; not; wrong; incorrect; non-; un-; in-; to reproach or blame; (colloquial) to insist on; simply must
Japanese
- fault; error; mistake
- going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
- un-; non-; an-
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
非常 [fēicháng] #158
very
除非 [chúfēi] #730
only if (..., or otherwise, ...)
并非 [bìngfēi] #2,388
really isn't
并非 [bìngfēi] #2,388
really isn't
非法 [fēifǎ] #2,351
illegal
非洲 [Fēizhōu] #2,392
Africa
是非 [shìfēi] #6,492
right and wrong
非得 [fēiděi] #3,800
(followed by a verb phrase, then – optionally – 不可, or 不行 etc) must
非凡 [fēifán] #5,580
out of the ordinary
南非 [Nánfēi] #9,946
South Africa
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 非常 [ひじょう] #1,143
emergency
⭐ 非難 [ひなん] #2,976
criticism
⭐ 酷い [ひどい] #3,127
cruel
⭐ 是非 [ぜひ] #3,921
certainly
⭐ 非常識 [ひじょうしき] #9,960
lack of common sense
⭐ 是非とも [ぜひとも] #10,847
by all means
非情 [ひじょう] #12,539
cold-hearted
非道 [ひどう] #14,619
unjust
非力 [ひりき] #14,915
powerless
非常事態 [ひじょうじたい] #16,574
state of emergency
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KOREAN WORDS (19)
비명 #5,818
unnatural death; untimely death
비상 #6,008
emergency; contingency; being in crisis
비난 #14,414
blame; condemnation; criticism
비상시 #36,519
emergency; being in a state of emergency
사이비 #41,998
being pseudo; being quasi
비공개
being unpublished; being closed-door; non-disclosure
비대칭
asymmetry
비리
irregularity; corruption
비상구
emergency exit
비상용
being for emergency; emergency
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