不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不敢当
bùgǎndāng
I do not deserve it (modest reply)
Characters in this word
敢 gǎn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
当 dāng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- ⺌ — small
- Made of
- ⺌ small 彐 snout
Example phrases
- 不敢当啊。 Bù gǎn dāng a. I really do not deserve it.
- 真不敢当。 Zhēn bù gǎn dāng. I truly do not deserve that.
- 老师夸我，不敢当。 Lǎoshī kuā wǒ, bù gǎn dāng. The teacher praises me, but I do not deserve it.