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 as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
superficial; fig. not getting to any matter of substance
unrighted wrong; unredressed injustice
be noncommittal; not express an opinion; decline to comment
to make nothing of hardships
(fig.) not mastered (of a technique); clumsy; halting
in sight but unattainable (idiom); inaccessible
unable to conceal one's happiness, amazement, shock etc
the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered
rather die than submit (idiom)
more haste, less speed; haste makes waste
everyone without exception; none lacking; none missing
to be unable to bear
to feel inferior to others
absurd; ridiculous; preposterous
there is none who isn't; everyone; none doesn't
to be unable to say or tell; to not be worth mentioning
too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)
you can't guard against it (idiom)
Bhutan
roly-poly toy; tilting doll; tumbler
force majeure; act of God; impossible to overcome
to be in a desperate situation
no less than; tantamount to; as good as
uneven; distributed unevenly