并非 (bìngfēi) · is not

并 bìng · and

What 并 is made of

• 丷ha — kwukyel
  • 丶 — dot
• 开kāi — to open
  • 一 — horizontal stroke
  • 廾gǒng — two hands

Origin hint: Simplified form of 並; two men standing side-by-side (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

非 fēi · not

What 非 is made of

非 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 8 strokes.

Origin hint: Two bird's wings opposed; two people back-to-back (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)