(diū)

HSK 56 strokesTrad.

to lose

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
diū
Meaning
to lose; to put aside; to throw
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱王厶

A lost 厶 jade 玉

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

diūrén
HSK 7-9

to lose face

Open 丢人 page →
diūshī
HSK 7-9

to lose; to misplace

Open 丢失 page →
diūdiào
HSK 7-9

to lose

Open 丢掉 page →
diū
HSK 7-9

to discard

Open 丢弃 page →
diūliǎn
HSK 7-9

to lose face

Open 丢脸 page →
diūchǒu

to lose face

Open 丢丑 page →

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