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not 不
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Explanation |
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Used in these characters:
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不
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| (negative prefix), not, no
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Four strokes are not enough. |
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杯
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| cup, glass, (classifier for glasses)
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Left: tree 木, right: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!)
A tree is not yet a cup/glass. |
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还
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JLPT HSK 2 |
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| still in progress, even more, also
hái, huán
辶
不
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Left: movement 辶, right: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!)
(Laziness at work) Not moving? - I am still in progress! |
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环
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| ring, loop, (chain), bracelet
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Left: king 王, right: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!)
A king is not limiting himself with only one ring. |
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坏
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| bad, to break down, spoiled
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Left: earth/ground 土, right: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!)
If sth. is on the ground, where it should not be, it is: bad and/or broken. |
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怀
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| bosom, breast, heart, to think of, to cherish
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Left: feeling 忄, right: negation 不 (Four strokes are not enough!)
Feelings are not only in the bosom. |
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否
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| to negate, to deny, not, evil
fǒu, pǐ
口
不
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Top: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!), below: mouth 口
A "not" out of a mouth is: a negation. |
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歪
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JLPT HSK 5 |
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| at a crooked angle, devious, noxious, askew
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Top: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!), below: correct, right 正 (To stop 止 at the line 一 is correct.)
If sth. is not correct, it is crooked. |
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甭
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| need not, not necessary
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Top: not 不 (Four strokes are not enough!), bottom: use, need 用 (A fence is needed.)
"Not needed" means: Not necessary! |
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丕
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JLPT no HSK |
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| grand, great, glorious
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Top and bottom: two 二, middle: small 小 (cf. negation 不)
Between two boundaries something small can be: great. |
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呸
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to spit (in contempt), pah!, bah!, pooh!
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Left: mouth 口, right: great 丕 (Here: not 不 and floor __)
Out of the mouth it should not 不 on the ground __, when: spitting out! |
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