Senses
否 not
(literary) used at the end of a question or after a verb or adjective to indicate the negative alternative
否 otherwise
not so; otherwise, as in 否则
否 to negate
to deny or reject; to say no to something
否 bad
(bound form) evil; bad; wicked; to be clogged or blocked, often used in the idiom 否极泰来
否 to criticize
(bound form) to criticize or pass judgment on someone's character, usually in the compound 臧否
否 Pi
the name of the 12th hexagram in the "I Ching" representing stagnation or obstruction