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
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
good is repaid, evil punished; may be late
good is repaid, evil is punished; karma
to be unable to breathe easily
to be unable to breathe easily
to be unable to breathe
to be unable to breathe
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
unable to contain one's joy (idiom)
people must work together; unity is strength
cannot succeed alone; need to work together
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
a youth without facial hair cannot be relied upon (proverb)
young people not reliable; youth lack experience
young people are not reliable
to punish severely (idiom)
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
to feel perplexed
old-fashioned; extremely kitsch
irrespective of; to have no concerns whatsoever about