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
gaudy; repulsively colored
gaudy; repulsively colored
If you do wrong, it will be known
If you fear others know, don't do it
slightly bitter
erhua variant of kǔ bu jī
erhua variant of kǔ bu jī
have no appetite; too sad to eat
lose appetite from worry; unable to eat
absurd; unthinkable
absurd; unthinkable
absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
equally true for (all the rest)
there is no-one who doesn't know that
there is no-one who doesn't know that
there is no-one who is not extravagant
Moho; boundary between Earth's crust and mantle
boundary between Earth’s crust and mantle
flashy
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
only when absolutely essential (idiom); as a last resort
with no hope of reprieve; consigned to eternal damnation
ready to die; risk life without regret
ready to risk death; willing to die for duty
many changes but same core; same at heart