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

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Words containing 不

Word Meaning
asymmetric; unsymmetrical
not right; amiss; fishy
not right; amiss; fishy
not confined
indomitable; unyielding
to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)
to not lack
OK; not bad
without; not to have; un-
without; not to have; un-
electrically neutral; uncharged
electrically neutral; uncharged
noninterference; nonintervention
marvelous; marvelously
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
unusual; remarkable; remarkably
inequality; unfairness
unequal treaty
unequal treaty
disequilibrium
mishap
a fortune in misfortune; a positive in the negative
a victim; the unfortunate injured (party)
to turn out just as one predicted or feared