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fǒu = f + ou3
to negate / to deny / not
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= pi + Ø3
clogged / evil
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How to pronounce 否

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= f initial

F is for Frankenstein’s Monster.

By Matthias • updated 3 months ago
+ ou3 final

In the outhouse’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
= pi initial

Pi is for Pocahontas.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ Ø3 final

In the space station’s living room.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

否 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 否 as component

bēi = b + ei1
variant of 杯[bei1]
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= pi + Ø3
constipation / lump in the abdomen
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= pi + Ø3
great / great fortune
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Words with 否

whether (or not) / if / is or isn't
otherwise; if not; or (else)
if not / otherwise / else / or else

Sentences with 否

否 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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