不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不利
búlì
unfavorable
Characters in this word
利 lì
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 刂 — knife
- Made of
- 禾 cereal, grain, rice 刂 knife
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 天气不利。 Tiānqì bú lì. The weather is unfavorable.
- 这对我不利。 Zhè duì wǒ bú lì. This is bad for me.
- 不利消息来了。 Bú lì xiāoxi lái le. Bad news has come.