Primary radical
口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 否.
口 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 否.
口 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.
Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.
HSK 4 · otherwise; if not; or (else)
HSK 4 · whether one can; whether it is possible
HSK 4 · whether (or not); if; is or isn't
HSK 5 · to negate; to deny; to reject; negative (answer); negation
HSK 5 · to declare to be untrue; to deny
HSK 7-9 · to veto; to overrule
no, not, un-; final particle
否 has 7 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.
口 is the radical in 否. It can provide a meaning-side clue.
否则 (fǒuzé): otherwise; if not; or (else); 能否 (néng fǒu): whether one can; whether it is possible; 是否 (shìfǒu): whether (or not); if; is or isn't.