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
unexpectedly; suddenly; off guard
upright and plainspoken
uneven; irregular; (idiom) variable
utterly evil and immoral; shocking betrayal
fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
to be depressed; cannot figure out; to take things too hard
reluctant to part
indulge in pleasure and forget home and duty (idiom)
little imagined; scarcely realized
not count as
to ignore deliberately
to overestimate one's capabilities (idiom)
unacceptable; intolerable
to hesitate; to hesitate to move forward; to hold back
fig. poverty-stricken
to be pedantic without having a mastery of one's subject
too numerous to mention individually or one by one
cannot bear to; disturbed
unexpectedly; unawareness; unpreparedness
to not strive for; to not contend for; widely known
bad omen
to do the same thing by chance
(of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear
congenital deficiency; inherent weakness
stubborn; pigheaded; stupid