布

bù

cotton, linen, textiles; to announce, to declare; to spread

Radical: 巾 HSK 3 n, g, b, nr ideographic

Components & Etymology

布 decomposes into the following components:

巾

Words containing 布

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 布.

仁布
rén bù
Rinbung county, Tibetan: Rin spungs rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
传布
chuán bù
to spread
公布
gōng bù
to announce
分布
fēn bù
distributed
卢布
lú bù
rouble, Russian currency
发布
fā bù
to release
台布
tái bù
吃布
chī bù
to catch on cloth (e.g. of a zip fastener)
吕布
lǚ bù
Lü Bu (-198), general and warlord
土布
tǔ bù
homespun cloth
坯布
pī bù
unbleached and undyed cloth
墩布
dūn bù
swap

Related characters (radical 巾)

Characters that share the radical 巾.

㒼 巾 巿 帀 币 市 帅 帆 师 希 帏 帐 帑 帔 帕 帖 帘 帙 帚 帛 帜 帝 帥 带

Learn 布 in context

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.

Start now HSK 3 guide