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
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
continuous and patient effort (idiom)
immortality
immortality
immortality
end it quickly instead of dragging it out
better a quick pain than a long one
to keep silent (idiom)
to keep silent (idiom)
to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
to refuse to say anything about (idiom)
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
(to escape danger etc) by a hair's breadth (idiom)
you can't guard against it (idiom)
Abdulahat Abdurixit, Xinjiang politician
Abdulahat Abdurixit, Xinjiang politician
indivisible (math)
indivisible (math)
lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
lit. the soul of a deceased has not yet dispersed (idiom)
to keep one's emotions inside oneself
to keep one's emotions inside oneself
to keep one's emotions inside oneself