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
non-stick pan
to keep silent; to not say a word (idiom)
unable to adapt; out of touch with reality
not to get one's way; to fail; to fail to materialize
nothing out of the ordinary
the men of today are sadly degenerated (idiom)
(idiom) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
not match its name; not live up to its fame
to punish severely (idiom)
staunch and unyielding (idiom); steadfast
fortitude
lit. doors not locked at night (idiom); fig. stable society
unswerving; unflinching
incorrigible
fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
just as expected; told you so
all-inclusive; not excluding anything
only met with once every hundred years (drought, flood etc)
at a stalemate; deadlocked
to not need dwell on (idiom)
lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
unstoppable; hard to hold back
to protest unfairness; to cry out against injustice
dark and swarthy