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

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不 stroke order animation

Words containing 不

Word Meaning
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope.
to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
blood is thicker than water (idiom)
blood is thicker than water (idiom)
lenient but nothing escapes; sure justice
of no consequence (idiom)
to remain perplexed despite much thought
to win every battle; always safe in war
to be undaunted by repeated setbacks; to be indomitable
seeing is believing
worth hearing a hundred times
to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
to be worth reading a hundred times (idiom)
old institutions die hard
old institutions die hard
hard work will be rewarded
Heaven rewards hard work