布 (bù): to announce, to spread, cloth
布 (bù) is a Chinese character meaning “to announce.” Classified as HSK Level 5 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 巾 (structural). It ranks #380 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 布 cloth 巾 held in a hand. Its radical form 巾 (cloth) appears in many related characters such as 师 (shī, teacher), 帮 (bāng, to help), 常 (cháng, always).
Definitions
- to announce
- to spread
- cloth
Etymology & Origin
ideographicCloth 巾 held in a hand
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 布
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 宣布verb | xuān bù | variant of 宣布[xuan1 bu4] | 5 |
| 发布verb | fā bù | variant of 發布|发布[fa1 bu4] | 5 |
| 公布verb | gōng bù | variant of 公布[gong1 bu4] | 5 |
| 布置verb | bù zhì | to put in order | 6 |
| 分布verb | fēn bù | to scatter | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尿布 | niào bù | diaper |
| 布朗 | bù lǎng | Brown (name) |
| 布什 | bù shí | Bush (name) |
| 布丁 | bù dīng | pudding (loanword) |
| 散布 | sàn bù | to disseminate |
| 瀑布 | pù bù | waterfall |
| 布道 | bù dào | sermon |
| 遍布 | biàn bù | to cover the whole (area) |
| 布景 | bù jǐng | (stage) set |
| 摆布 | bǎi bù | to arrange |
| 布满 | bù mǎn | to be covered with |
| 布料 | bù liào | fabric |
| 布雷 | bù léi | to lay mines |
| 纱布 | shā bù | gauze |
| 画布 | huà bù | canvas (artist's painting surface) |
布 appears in 100 compound words: 38 as the first character, 61 as the last, and 1 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 布 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (24)
Showing 12 of 24 idioms containing 布.
Example Sentences
学习布字需要反复练习，才能写得工整。
xué xí bù zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the art of writing characters requires repeated practice to achieve neatness.
LUNA SEA官方公布鼓手真矢不敌病情离世 享年56岁
L U N A S E A guān fāng gōng bù gǔ shǒu zhēn shǐ bù dí bìng qíng lí shì xiǎng nián 5 6 suì
LUNA SEA officially announced that drummer Maya passed away at the age of 56
内塔尼亚胡宣布组建针对穆斯林的新联盟
nèi tǎ ní yà hú xuān bù zǔ jiàn zhēn duì mù sī lín de xīn lián méng
Netanyahu announced the formation of a new coalition against Muslims
MG宣布“欧洲新车累积销量突破百万辆”!电动化布...
M G xuān bù ōu zhōu xīn chē lěi jī xiāo liàng tū pò bǎi wàn liàng ! diàn dòng huà bù . . .
MG announced that "the cumulative sales of new cars in Europe exceeded one million units"! Electrified cloth...
辉达本周公布财报 营收估增67%
huī dá běn zhōu gōng bù cái bào yíng shōu gū zēng 6 7
Nvidia announced its financial report this week, with revenue estimated to increase by 67%
为什么中国没有乔布斯这样的人？
Wèishénme Zhōngguó méiyǒu Qiáobùsī zhèyàng de rén?
Why doesn't China have someone like Steve Jobs?
从那到布尔诺多远？
Cóng nà dào Bù'ěrnuò duō yuǎn?
How far is it to Brno?
你刚刚吃了四十份布丁吗？
Nǐ gānggang chī le sì shí fèn bùdīng ma?
Did you just eat forty servings of pudding?
你碰巧认识了布朗教授吗？
Nǐ pèngqiǎo rènshi le Bùlǎng jiàoshòu ma?
Do you happen to know Professor Brown?
罗杰斯先生和史密斯小姐昨天宣布订婚。
Luójiésī xiānsheng hé Shǐmìsī xiǎojiě zuótiān xuānbù dìnghūn.
The engagement of Mr Rogers and Miss Smith was announced yesterday.
Character Family
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