HSK 5 · Objects

布 bù “cloth” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 布 means

  1. cloth
  2. fabric
  3. to declare
  4. to make known

How to say 布

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale布bù4th tone, falling

布 in a sentence

  1. 这种布既便宜又结实。

    Zhèzhǒng bù jì piányi yòu jiēshi.

    This kind of cloth is both cheap and sturdy.

    Sentence #3538027 from Tatoeba

  2. 布被染成鲜红。

    Bù bèi rǎn chéng xiānhóng.

    The cloth was dyed bright red.

    Sentence #9972833 from Tatoeba

  3. 她利用空闲时间做布娃娃。

    Tā lìyòng kòngxián shíjiān zuò bùwáwa.

    She uses her spare time to make rag dolls.

    Sentence #2004692 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 布 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 布 (bù) drawn as one shape
布bùto announce

布 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 布

布 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

布 (bù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 布 (bù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 布

Words with 布

公布gōngbù · to announce宣布xuānbù · to declare分布fēnbù · to be distributed (over an area)遍布biànbù · to be found everywhere布置bùzhì · to arrange散布sànbù · to spread颁布bānbù · to promulgate布告bùgào · notice发布fābù · to release瀑布pùbù · waterfall

More words: Objects & Materials

被子bèizi · quilt玻璃bōli · glass尺子chǐzi · ruler (measuring instrument)抽屉chōuti · drawer窗帘chuānglián · window curtains地毯dìtǎn · carpet子弹zǐdàn · bullet钻石zuànshí · diamond

FAQs

布 (bù) means “cloth” or “fabric”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it bù: bù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 布 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 布 from the suggestions. Typing bu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
布 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.