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
frank; outspoken
not afraid of death or danger
not afraid to die; very brave
utterly defeated; crushed
utterly defeated; crushed
established and irrefutable (idiom)
established and irrefutable (idiom)
to feel embarrassed
to feel embarrassed
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
fig. time invested in preparations is not lost
to keep sth secret; to withhold information
abstracted; drifting off; restless
abstracted; drifting off; restless
top secret; hush-hush
top secret; hush-hush
to be mentally confused; to be delirious
sacred; inviolable
sacred; inviolable
misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
trouble is never far away (idiom)
trouble is never far away (idiom)
courtesy costs nothing
courtesy costs nothing
to behave immorally; worse than a beast