匪 fěi — bandits · English

匪

fěi

bandits

At a glance · 匪

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「匪」从匚非声，小篆从匚匪声，形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「匪」本义为竹制容器（筐类），假借为不、非；今指盗匪。

Structure

从匚、非声，形声字，匚表容器义类，本为竹筐，借为否定。

At a glance

Pinyinfěi

Radical匚

Strokes10

UnicodeU+532A

Character type形声

Theme器物

Six languages, one character

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English bandits bandits, robbers, gangsters

Français ne pas / bandit Ne pas (litt.), bandit. «颠沛匪亏» : la vertu ne manque point.

Español no / bandido No (liter.), bandido. «颠沛匪亏»: la virtud no falta.

العربية لا / لصّ لا (أدبي)، لصّ. «颠沛匪亏»: الفضيلة لا تنقص.

Русский не / разбойник Не (книжн.), разбойник. «颠沛匪亏»: добродетель не убывает.

Common words

匪徒fěi túbandit
匪fěinot (classical)

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