not; no; (negative prefix)

Character data

HSK 1
Frequency 4th character
Radical ⼀ (1.3)
Strokes 4
Index # 91

Definitions

不 bù
  1. 1. not
  2. 2. no
  3. 3. (negative prefix)

Stroke order

不 stroke order diagram
不 stroke order animation

Words containing 不

Word Meaning
indecisive; wavering
incompatible; (idiom) inharmonious
to dislike; to disapprove; cannot bear to see
restless; fidgety
too wonderful for words
ruthless; relentless; to show no quarter
flashy
errant
Great Britain
cannot forget
unable to control oneself; against one's will
not easy to do sth; difficult; unchanging
keep going; never give up
to feel ill at ease
to think too much of oneself; self-important; arrogant
fig. invulnerable; impervious to criticism; thick-skinned
to not say a word
out of the ordinary; out of the common run
to be unintelligible; to not know what sb is driving at
innumerable
to show no interest in sth; not in the least concerned
cannot do without; to be unavoidable; are bound to be many
fail and never recover after a setback
invulnerable, indestructible, impregnable
essential; indispensable; absolutely necessary