非

With Open Wings
Originally uploaded by jcowboy.

Not ; un-/dis-/in-/im-/il-

• ne-/i-
  

非（ひ）
hi



非 represents bird wings, which are symmetrical. They look split into two and opposit. It came to mean "not" and "un-/dis-".

公式 (official) ⇔　非公式 (unofficial)

• službeno - neslužbeno
  

合法 (legal)　⇔　非合法 (illegal)

• legalno - ilegalno
  

金属　(metal) ⇔　非金属 (nonmetal)

• metal - nemetal
  

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Radical : 非
Stroke Count: 8
音：ヒ
訓：あら
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