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no

HSK 1 N3
Communication →Language
bù
フ、ブ
부, 불
Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.
Notes
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Bronze Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze
Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze
Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
不
Regular
Modern
Chinese
不 [bù]
(negative prefix); not; no
Japanese
不 ふ 同音
prefix un-; non-
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (200)
不是 [bú​shi] #4,942
fault
不过 [bù​guò] #182
only
不过 [bù​guò] #182
only
不要 [bù​yào] #199
don't!
不能 [bù​néng] #381
cannot
不错 [bù​cuò] #217
correct
不错 [bù​cuò] #217
correct
不同 [bù​tóng] #638
different
不会 [bù​huì] #3,318
improbable
不会 [bù​huì] #3,318
improbable
190 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 不安 [ふあん] #384
anxiety
⭐ 不思議 [ふしぎ] #606
wonderful
⭐ 不満 [ふまん] #1,254
dissatisfaction
⭐ 不可能 [ふかのう] #1,699
impossible
⭐ 不幸 [ふこう] #2,215
unhappiness
⭐ 無 [む] #2,415
nothing
⭐ 不自然 [ふしぜん] #2,588
unnatural
⭐ 不明 [ふめい] #2,747
unclear
⭐ 不足 [ふそく] #2,791
insufficiency
⭐ 不意 [ふい] #3,236
sudden
190 more items
KOREAN WORDS (143)
불법 #6,095
illegality; unlawfulness
불과 #8,178
only
불만 #9,530
dissatisfaction
불가능 #12,779
impossibility
불량 #13,425
misconduct; misbehavior
불평 #13,536
complaint; grumbling
불가 #15,293
wrong
불의 #18,454
injustice; unrighteousness
불합격 #20,473
failure
불륜 #21,301
immorality; obliquity
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