否

fǒu = f + ou3

to negate / to deny / not

否 = 不 + 口 : Somebody took a bite of a mandarin (口) in the outhouse (ou3), although the mandarin is an important piece of art and there was a big forbidden sign (不) hanging over it. Frankenstein's Monster (f) is one of the suspects, but he denies (否) To give any comment (否).

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否

pǐ = pi + Ø3

clogged / evil

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否 character breakdown

否
- 不
  - 丆
    - 一
    - 丿
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
- 口

不

bù = bu + Ø4

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

Add a new mnemonic for 不 = 丆 + 卜

不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.

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口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

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Characters with 否 as component

杯

桮

be̅i = b + ei1

variant of 杯[bei1]

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Add a new mnemonic for 桮 = 木 + 否

杯 = 不 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) won a trophy cup (杯) for his amazing Christmas tree (木). Actually, it was forbidden to log trees in front of the Eiffel Tower (ei1); but Beelzebub didn't care and took the tree anyway. He even took the forbidden sign (不) as well, and as he receives his trophy cup he uses the forbidden sign as a tablet to put the trophy cup on.

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痞

pǐ = pi + Ø3

constipation / lump in the abdomen

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嚭

pǐ = pi + Ø3

great / great fortune

Add a new mnemonic for 嚭 = 喜 + 否