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Translingual
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Han character
否 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 一火口 (MFR), four-corner 10609, composition ⿱不口)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 178, character 2
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3340
- Dae Jaweon: page 395, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 586, character 5
- Unihan data for U+5426
Chinese
simp. and trad.
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否
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| alternative forms
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不 “no; not”
𠲎 Northern Wu
𠳝 Northern Wu
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Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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| 肧
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*pʰlɯː, *pʰɯ, *pʰlɯː
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| 俖
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*pʰɯːʔ
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| 娝
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*prɯʔ
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| 痞
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*prɯʔ, *brɯʔ, *pɯʔ
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| 丕
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*pʰrɯ
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| 伾
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*pʰrɯ
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| 秠
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*pʰrɯ, *pʰrɯʔ, *pʰɯ, *pʰɯʔ
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| 駓
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*pʰrɯ
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| 怌
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*pʰrɯ
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| 豾
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*pʰrɯ
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| 髬
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*pʰrɯ
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| 魾
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*pʰrɯ, *brɯ
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| 鉟
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*pʰrɯ, *brɯ
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| 嚭
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*pʰrɯʔ
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| 邳
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*brɯ
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| 岯
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*brɯ
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| 否
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*brɯʔ, *pɯʔ
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| 抔
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*bɯ, *pʰlɯː
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| 不
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*pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ'
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| 紑
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*pɯ, *pʰɯ, *pʰɯʔ
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| 鴀
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*pɯ, *pɯʔ
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| 衃
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*pʰɯ, *pʰlɯː
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| 罘
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*bɯ
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| 芣
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*bɯ
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| 杯
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*plɯː
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| 盃
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*plɯː
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| 桮
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*pɯː
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| 坯
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*pʰɯː
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| 胚
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*pʰɯː
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *brɯʔ, *pɯʔ) : phonetic 不 (OC *pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ', “not”) + semantic 口 (“mouth”).
Etymology 1
See etymology of 不.
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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否
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| Reading #
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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fǒu
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ pjuwX ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pəʔ/
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| English
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not
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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否
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| Reading #
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2/2
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| No.
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1028
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Phonetic
component
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不
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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缶
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Old
Chinese
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/*pɯʔ/
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Definitions
否
- nay; no; negative
- not
- final interrogative particle
Usage notes
否 (fǒu) is the form taken by 不 (bù) when the verb which it negates is omitted (Pulleyblank, 1995, p. 104).
Compounds
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Note:
- phí - literary;
- pháiⁿ/phái - vernacular (usually written as 歹).
Note:
- pi2 - literary;
- pai2 - vernacular (usually written as 痞).
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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否
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| Reading #
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1/2
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| No.
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1022
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Phonetic
component
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不
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Rime
group
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之
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Rime
subdivision
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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否
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Old
Chinese
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/*brɯʔ/
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Definitions
否
- † to block; to obstruct
- † to denounce; to censure
- † to become extinct
- † poverty-stricken; poor
- † evil; vile
- † Alternative form of 鄙 (bǐ, “superficial; shallow”)
- † Alternative form of 痞 (pǐ, “lump in the abdomen”)
- 12th hexagram of the I Ching
Compounds
References
Japanese
Kanji
否
(grade 6 “Kyōiku” kanji)
- no
- negate
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
| For pronunciation and definitions of 否 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 否, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
From Middle Chinese 否 (MC bijX). The kan'on pronunciation, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
否 • (hi)
- no
Korean
Hanja
否 (eumhun 아닐 부 (anil bu))
- Hanja form? of 부 (“not, no, negative”).
否 (eumhun 막힐 비 (makhil bi))
- Hanja form? of 비 (“obstruct, block”).
Vietnamese
Han character
否: Hán Nôm readings: bĩ, phủ, phầu
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Readings
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
