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
uncountable set (math.)
innumerable (idiom)
innumerable (idiom)
agnosticism; belief we cannot know God
agnosticism; belief we cannot know God
indelible
unfathomable; not a clue
to be in a desperate situation
indispensable
unbelievable; incredible
impossible; cannot; not able
insoluble (i.e. impossible to solve)
inexpressible (idiom)
irreversible
irreversible
incommensurate; incommensurable; having no common measure
incommensurate; incommensurable; having no common measure
unavoidable
to be awfully (busy etc)
unreliable
noncooperation
behind the times; out of fashion; untimely
illegal
unreasonable
unacceptable behavior; not according with decorum; bad form