布

bù

cloth · to declare

Radical: 巾 Strokes: 5 HSK 3

Structure: Top-left surroundFrequency: Most common

Same radical

市师带常帝席帐帖幕巾希帽

Same radical

市师带常帝席帐帖幕巾希帽币帮帘

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Character Decomposition

Etymology

Cloth 巾 held in a hand

Meanings

cloth

to declare

to announce

to spread

to make known

bù

to announce

to spread

bù

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Words with 布 708 total

to cover the whole (area) · to be found throughout遍布biàn bù cloth and silk · cotton and silk textiles布帛bù bó hotel linens布草bù cǎo pouch · sack · bag布袋bù dài sermon · to sermonize · to preach · to evangelize布道bù dào pudding (loanword)布丁bù dīng to lay out a defense布防bù fáng posting on a bulletin board · notice · bulletin · to announce布告bù gào cuckoo布谷bù gǔ a cloth布巾bù jīn arrangement · composition · layout · opening (chess jargon)布局bù jú to lay mines布雷bù léi

Idioms with 布 53 total Chain

lit. to bring cloth to trade for silk (idiom) · fig. to approach a woman with a gift; to engage in commercial transaction抱布贸丝bào bù mào sī (lit.) cloth, silk, beans and grain (idiom) · (fig.) food and clothing; daily necessities布帛菽粟bù bó shū sù

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