否 - fǒu - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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7 strokes
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否

fǒu

Definition

to negate
to deny
not

Other pronunciations

pǐ

clogged
evil

Character Decomposition

Compounds (2)

痞

pǐ

constipation; lump in the abdomen

嚭

pǐ

great; great fortune

Related words (18)

to veto; to overrule

if not; otherwise; or else

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation

否认

fǒu rèn

to refute; to declare to be untrue; to deny

veto power

veto

negative sentence

inefficient

whether (or not - at the end of a phrase)

会否

huì fǒu

can or cannot; is it possible?

可否

kě fǒu

is it possible or not?

是否

shì fǒu

whether (or not); yes or no; if; is or isn't

能否

néng fǒu

whether or not; can it or can't it; is it possible?

不置可否

bù zhì kě fǒu

decline to comment; not express an opinion; be noncommittal; hedge

false negative

to refuse to comment; same as 不置可否

true negative (TN)

to deny flatly

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