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
to be out of the question
insensitive; apathetic; numbed
uneven; injustice; unfairness
incautious; inattentive
unequal; varied
income does not cover expenditure; unable to make ends meet
wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
careless; heedless; indifferent
say what you don’t really mean; insincere
whereabouts unknown; gone missing
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
impatient; eager to; anxious to
indistinct; fuzzy; blurred with age
without the slightest hesitation
eternal glory; will never be forgotten
to not move a single jot (idiom)
to be total strangers (idiom)
fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
to disapprove; not to accept as correct (idiom); to object
impartial; unbiased; just
not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
not to mind taking all the trouble (idiom)
unhappy; in low spirits; (of a knife) not sharp
displeased; annoyed
to remain unmoved