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
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Words containing 不

Word Meaning
biased; prejudiced (idiom)
impossible
stuck and not moving forward (idiom); stagnant
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off
keep sth for possible future use
keep sth for possible future use
unbearable; so unfair!; (slang) it's just the pits!
unbearable; so unfair!; (slang) it's just the pits!
stupid; dazed
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
frugality prevents destitution (idiom)
turn a deaf ear; ignore what is said
in the first place; (dialect) first of all
the weak have no fear of the strong
one with nothing to lose fears no one
all talk and no action (idiom)
all talk and no action (idiom)
all talk and no action (idiom)
all talk and no action (idiom)
unavoidable; bound to (happen)
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)
a son won't abandon his mother for being ugly, just as a dog won't abandon its owner for being poor (proverb)