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
gazing fixedly (idiom)
to speak bluntly (idiom); not to mince words
not much difference
not impressed by
unable to tell; can't make out; can't see
to dislike; to disapprove; cannot bear to see
unable to make sense of what one is looking at
not able to see clearly
unfamiliar
unfamiliar
cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
cannot see; cannot be seen; invisible
unable to put up with it any longer
unable to put up with it any longer
unable to put up with it any longer
unable to put up with it any longer
objectionable; unpleasant to the eye
to ignore; to stand by and pay no heed
to ignore; to stand by and pay no heed
the sage presents as an ordinary person (idiom)
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
True gold fears no fire. (idiom)
if you don’t see it, it feels fine