1. 否
  2. 則

否

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  1. 否 is the 620th most frequent character.
  2. 否 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 否 appears as a character in 15 words.
  4. 否 appears as a component in 1 character.

Decomposition:

Once :
否 => 不, 口
Radical :
否 => 一 (one), 丿 (bend), 卜 (divination), 口 (mouth)
Graphical :
否 => 一, 丿, 丨, 丶, 口

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. fou3 - to negate/to deny/not
  2. pi3 - clogged/evil

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 否 (fou3): The component 口 is pronounced as 'kou3'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 否 (pi3): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 否 (pi3): The component 丿 is pronounced as 'pie3'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

是否 

Medium Frequency

否则 (否則)
否定 
否认 (否認)
能否 

Appears In:

否 also appears in:
痞

則

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  1. 則 is the 284th most frequent character.
  2. 則 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 則 appears as a character in 25 words.
  4. 則 appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
則 => 貝, 刂
Radical :
則 => 貝 (shell), 刂 (knife)
Graphical :
則 => 口, 二, 八, 亅, 丨

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ze2 - conjunction used to express contrast with a previous sentence or clause/standard/norm/rule/to imitate/to follow/then/principle/classifier for written items (such as an official statement)

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

则 (則)
原则 (原則)
否则 (否則)
规则 (規則)

Medium Frequency

不规则 (不規則)
守则 (守則)
实则 (實則)
武则天 (武則天)
法则 (法則)
准则 (準則)
潜规则 (潛規則)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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