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
fix small problems early; a stitch in time
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
cannot do without; cannot be avoided
not suitable for children
not suitable for children
work hard when young or regret when old
waste youth, regret in old age
fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates
(coll.) disposable diaper
(coll.) disposable diaper
refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
refusing to listen to advice or remonstrance; incorrigible
incorrigible
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
to continue despite repeated prohibition (idiom)
a common occurrence (idiom)
time-tested; well-tried
beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
beset by a series of mishaps (idiom)
more and more emerge; innumerable succession
it's a small world; only mountains never meet
it's a small world; only mountains never meet