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
few finish what they start; lack perseverance
to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
to show unhappiness or displeasure (idiom)
inability to adjust; unable to adapt
inability to adjust; unable to adapt
solid; irrefutable; incontrovertible
cannot attend to or manage
cannot attend to or manage
unable to deal with; unable to change sth
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
to shake like a leaf (idiom)
constantly in turmoil; crisis after crisis
constantly in turmoil; crisis after crisis
to be completely unrelated to one another (idiom)
to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant
to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant
be very picky about food; seek fine cooking
picky about fine food; love well-made dishes
lit. to eat without tasting the food
not good yet hard to give up; awkward choice
hard to give up though not very useful
beggars can't be choosers; can't be picky in need
beggars can’t be choosers
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).
The well-fed cannot know how the starving suffer (idiom).