否 fǒu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
否则
fǒuzé
otherwise
Characters in this word
则 zé
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 贝 sea shell 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 快点，否则迟到。 Kuài diǎn, fǒuzé chídào. Hurry up, otherwise you will be late.
- 多喝水，否则会渴。 Duō hē shuǐ, fǒuzé huì kě. Drink more water, otherwise you will get thirsty.
- 早点睡，否则会累。 Zǎodiǎn shuì, fǒuzé huì lèi. Sleep earlier, otherwise you will be tired.