否 — Chinese character
否
fǒu
no, not, un-; final particle
- Pinyin
- fǒu
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 不 口
- Formation
- pictophonetic — no; meaning component 不; sound component 口
- Japanese
- 否 as a kanji
Common words with 否
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not); if |
| 否则 (否則) | fǒu zé | otherwise; if not; or (else) |
| 否认 (否認) | fǒu rèn | to declare to be untrue; to deny |
| 能否 | néng fǒu | whether one can; whether it is possible |
| 否定 | fǒu dìng | to negate; to deny |
| 否决 (否決) | fǒu jué | to veto; to overrule |
| 与否 (與否) | yǔ fǒu | whether or not (at the end of a phrase) |
| 可否 | kě fǒu | is it possible or not? |
| 会否 (會否) | huì fǒu | can or cannot; is it possible? |
| 否决权 (否決權) | fǒu jué quán | veto power |
| 不置可否 | bù zhì kě fǒu | decline to comment; not express an opinion |
| 矢口否认 (矢口否認) | shǐ kǒu fǒu rèn | to deny flatly |
English words written with 否
否 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · I Ching 8 · Mencius 22 · Zhuangzi 6 · Great Learning 1
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