否 — bu, bi

Parts that make up 否

How 否 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 否 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 不, 口.

Korean example words with 否

• 가부可否 Korean gloss: 옳고 그름
• 양부良否 Korean gloss: 좋음과 나쁨
• 호부好否 Korean gloss: 좋음과 나쁨
• 비색否塞 Korean gloss: 운수가 꽉 막힘
• 응부應否 Korean gloss: 응함과 응하지 않음
• 정부正否 Korean gloss: 바른 것과 그른 것
• 여부與否 Korean gloss: 틀리거나 의심할 여지
• 적부適否 Korean gloss: 알맞음과 알맞지 아니함
• 허부許否 Korean gloss: 허락함과 허락하지 아니함
• 적부的否 Korean gloss: 꼭 그러함과 그러하지 아니함
• 확부確否 Korean gloss: 확실한 것과 그렇지 못한 것
• 낙부諾否 Korean gloss: 허락과 거절을 아울러 이르는 말

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 否

• 拒否きょひ refusal; rejection; denial
• 否定ひてい denial; negation; repudiation
• 賛否さんぴ yes and no; for and against
• 成否せいひ success or failure; outcome; result
• 拒否権きょひけん right of veto
• 否決ひけつ rejection; negation; voting down
• 合否ごうひ success or failure; result
• 可否かひ propriety; right and wrong; advisability
• 安否あんぴ safety; welfare; well-being
• 否認ひにん denial; negation; repudiation
• 認否にんぴ approval or disapproval; admission or denial
• 当否とうひ propriety; right or wrong; justice

Characters sharing the phonetic 不

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “부”

Other hanja with radical 口