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wrong 非
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非
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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to not be, wrong, incorrect, non-, Africa
fēi Two wings 习 = 羽
Two wings in opposite directions: that's an error.
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非
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啡
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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coffee
fēi Left: mouth 口, right: denying 非 (here: 非 as the image of a filter, namely when wings 羽 are put opposingly on each other)
It is for the mouth and comes through the filter: coffee = 咖 啡 [kāfēi].
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口
非
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排
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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to set in order, a row, a line
pái, pǎi Left: hand 扌, right: not 非 (two wings 羽 in opposite directions, here: three 三 elements at two rows ||
The hand sets three elements at two rows: in an order.
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扌
非
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悲
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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sadness, sorrow, grief
bēi Top: wrong 非 (two wings 羽 in opposite direction), below: heart 心
Wrong hearts make me sad.
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心
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辈
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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contemporaries, generation, lifetime
bèi Top: not 非 (inverted wings 习), below: vehicle 车/車 (車= cart with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二)
Like the wings of a vehicle, the generations move towards the contemporary.
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非
车
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慧
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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intelligent, wisdom, knowledge
huì Top: comet 彗 (It does not 非 fall into your hands /彐: The comet), bottom: heart 心
If you make double wings from inverted wings 非 with your hands and you have a heart, you are intelligent.
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彐
心
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靠
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to lean against or on, to stand by the side of, to depend on
kào Top: announce 告 (cow 牛 opens mouth 口 to announce sth.), bottom: deny 非 (wings 羽 in contrary)
The cow announces that it wants to lean on the wings.
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告
非
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罪
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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sin, crime, guilt, blame
zuì Top: eye 罒, below: not 非 (opposed wings 羽)
The eyes do not want to see these sins and crimes.
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网
非
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徘
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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to hesitate, irresolute, to dither
pái Left: go 彳, right: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽)
When the "going" is denied, you are hesitating.
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彳
非
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诽
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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slander, libel, condemn
fěi Left: word 讠/言, right: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽)
Words of denial are slander.
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讠
非
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菲
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JLPT no HSK |
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luxuriant (plant growth), Philippines 菲律宾
fēi Top: grass 艹, bottom: not/denial 非 (opposing wings 羽)
Grass is often denied (= rejected) because it grows too luxuriant.
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艹
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丰
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匪
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JLPT no HSK |
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gangster, bandit
fěi Outside: embracement 匚 and: not 非 (inverted wings 羽)
Within our embracement (= area) we do not want him: The gangster!
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匚
非
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斐
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JLPT no HSK |
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elegant, (phonetic) fěi, phi (Greek letter φ)
fěi Top: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽, here: lines and columns), below: text/language 文
If you arrange it in lines and columns, the text is: elegant.
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非
文
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靡
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JLPT no HSK |
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wasted, extravagant, go with fashion, not
mí, mǐ Top: hemp 麻 (The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp), below: deny 非 (inverted wings 羽)
(A versatile useful plant:) If the hemp is denied/refused, it is wasteful!
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麻
非
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裴
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JLPT no HSK |
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surname Pei
péi Top: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽), bottom: clothes 衤/衣
The one who has no clothes, is: Mr. Péi.
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衣
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腓
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JLPT no HSK |
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calf of leg, decay, protect
féi Left: body part 月/肉, right: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽)
At the lower leg || (= tibia & fibula) it extends 三 (backwards), the: calf.
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肉
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彗
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comet
huì Top: vari. of not 非 (shows opposite wings 羽), bottom: hand /彐
It does not fall into your hands: The comet.
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彐
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绯
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scarlet, dark red
fēi Left: thread 纟/糸, right: not, denial 非 (inverted wings 羽)
A thread (by its own), can not be: scarlet. (because this dark red needs a two-dimensional spread to develop the color effect)
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幺
非
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