不 (bù) — Chinese Character

不

bù

no; not so; (bound form) not; un-

Radical: 一 HSK 1 d ideographic

Components & Etymology

不 decomposes into the following components:

一

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 不.

三不

sān bù

the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)

不一

bù yī

to vary

不下

bù xià

to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)

不丹

bù dān

Bhutan

不举

bù jǔ

不久

bù jiǔ

not long (after)

不义

bù yì

injustice

不乏

bù fá

there is no lack of

不了

bù liǎo

unable to

不了

bù le

unable to

不争

bù zhēng

widely known

不二

bù èr

Characters that share the radical 一.

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