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
loose or defective contact (elec.)
loose or defective contact (elec.)
in unbroken succession (idiom)
to be unable to intervene
a change in form but not in substance
impossible to get rid of
impossible to get rid of
to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
to harm others without benefiting oneself (idiom)
indecisive; wavering
(coll.) maybe; perhaps
unable to make sense of (sth)
(fig.) unable to get a grasp of; can't reach; can't touch
(fig.) unable to get a grasp of; can't reach; can't touch
can't make head or tail of; irrelevant
can't make head or tail of; irrelevant
to be at a loss
to be at a loss
to ignore an issue (idiom)
to ignore an issue (idiom)
overcrowded; jam-packed
impossible to disentangle; impossible to separate
impossible to disentangle; impossible to separate
to draw an impossible comparison
to draw an impossible comparison