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

Radical: 一 HSK 1 d ideographic

Components & Etymology

不 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 不

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 不.

三不
sān bù
不一
bù yī
不下
bù xià
不丹
bù dān
不举
bù jǔ
不久
bù jiǔ
不义
bù yì
不乏
bù fá
不了
bù liǎo
不了
bù le
不争
bù zhēng
不二
bù èr

Related characters (radical 一)

Characters that share the radical .

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