Characters · 4 strokes
不
bù not
Where the shape comes from
The origin is disputed, so learn it by its strokes: a line across the top, a falling stroke, a vertical, and a dot last.
Write it
Watch the order first, then trace it with the guide, then write it from memory. The model comes back over your strokes so you can see where the shape drifted.
Press Watch to see the stroke order.
Stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi via Hanzi Writer, Arphic Public License.
Three words that use it
不是
bú shì
no, it isn't
不客气
bú kèqi
you're welcome
不好意思
bù hǎoyìsi
excuse me
Watch out: the mistake people make
Saying bù before a fourth tone. It rises to bú: 不是, 不要.