匪

bandit; (literary) not

10 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,093 U+532A

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

匚 (semantic, “basket”) + 非 (phonetic, fēi)

components: 匚非

bandit · Heisig RSH #2678

box + jail cell

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 非

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 非 (fēi) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
非 sound component	fēi	not, negative, non-; to oppose
排	pái	row, rank, file; to eliminate, to remove
悲	bēi	sorrow, sadness, grief; to be sorry
菲	fēi	fragrant; rich, luxuriant; the Philippines
辈	bèi	generation, lifetime; contemporary
啡	fēi	coffee; morphine
斐	fěi	graceful, elegant, beautiful
腓	féi	leg, calf; to wither, to decay
蜚	fēi	cockroach
翡	fěi	kingfisher; jade, emerald
俳	pái	actor; vaudeville show; insincere
鲱	fēi	herring
扉	fēi	door panel
痱	fèi	heat rash; prickly heat; ulcers
绯	fēi	crimson, scarlet; purple
诽	fěi	to condemn, to slander, to vilify
裴	péi	flowing gown; surname
悱	fěi	overcome with emotion; at a loss for words
霏	fēi	rainfall, snowfall

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
交情匪浅	jiāo qíng fěi qiǎn	to be very close; to understand each other
匪徒集团	fěi tú jí tuán	gangster
白匪	bái fěi	white bandit (i.e. Nationalist soldier)
匪夷所思	fěi yí suǒ sī	unimaginable; outrageous; freakish
土匪	tǔ fěi	bandit
受益匪浅	shòu yì fěi qiǎn	to benefit (from)
共匪	gòng fěi	communist bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
匪首	fěi shǒu	bandit chief
散匪	sǎn fěi	scattered bandits
胡匪	hú fěi	bandit (old)
枪匪	qiāng fěi	bandits with guns; an armed criminal; a gunman
警匪	jǐng fěi	police and criminals; (genre of fiction) crime
赤匪	chì fěi	red bandit (i.e. PLA soldier (during the civil war) or Chinese communist (Tw))
匪徒	fěi tú	gangster; bandit
匪穴	fěi xué	bandit den; rebel stronghold
匪帮	fěi bāng	gang of bandits; criminal gang (formerly often used of political opponents)
匪盗	fěi dào	bandit
盗匪	dào fěi	bandit
劫匪	jié fěi	bandit; robber
蔫土匪	niān tǔ fěi	scoundrel with an honest demeanor