布(bù): variant of 布[bu4]
HSK 35 strokes
variant of 布[bu4]
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- bù
- Meaning
- variant of 布[bu4]; to announce; to spread
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 3
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 布 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿸？巾Cloth 巾 held in a hand
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.
How to write 布 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 布
Common words using 布 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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