Dong Chinese dictionary

bù

sepal

Pictograph of sepals of a flower. The modern meaning "no" is a phonetic loan.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bù

no, not; un-; negative prefix; (negative prefix); not; no

Most common words with 不

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 5 characters (3 verified)

Simplified component in 4 characters (4 verified)

Sources