失(shī)

HSK 35 strokes

to lose

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Character information

Pinyin
shī
Meaning
to lose; to miss; to fail
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 失 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿻丿夫

Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫

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

Made of

丿piě夫fū

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 失 step by step

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

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Words with 失

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

sàng丧shī失
HSK 6

to lose

Open 丧失 page →
diū丢shī失
HSK 7-9

to lose; to misplace

Open 丢失 page →
bù不shī失

still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with a…

Open 不失 page →
mào冒shi失

rash; impudent

Open 冒失 page →
bù不shī失shí时jī机

to seize the opportune moment

Open 不失时机 page →
bù不shī失wèi为

can be regarded as; qualifies as (something positive)

Open 不失为 page →
wáng亡hún魂shī失pò魄

see 丧魂失魄

Open 亡魂失魄 page →
jiāo交bì臂shī失zhī之

to miss sb by a narrow chance

Open 交臂失之 page →

Related characters

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

From 失’s common words

丧丢不冒时机为亡

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