Keyword
to lose
- to make a mistake
- to neglect
- Frequency
- #404
- Strokes
- 5
Readings
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Mnemonic
Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in characters
Used in vocabulary
失去
to lose
失败
to be defeated; to lose; to fail (e.g. experiments); failure; defeat
消失
to disappear; to fade away
损失
loss; damage; to lose; to suffer damage
失望
disappointed; to lose hope; to despair
失业
unemployment; to lose one's job
失踪
to be missing; to disappear; unaccounted for
丧失
to lose; to forfeit
失
to lose; to miss; to fail
失误
lapse; mistake; to make a mistake; fault; service fault (in volleyball, tennis etc)
失控
to go out of control
流失
(of soil etc) to wash away; to be eroded; (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere; to fail to be retained
失效
to fail; to lose effectiveness
丢失
to lose; to misplace
失业率
unemployment rate
失落
to lose (sth); to drop (sth); to feel a sense of loss; frustrated; disappointment; loss
缺失
lack; deficiency; shortcoming; flaw; defect; to be deficient; to lack
过失
error; fault; (law) negligence; delinquency
迷失
to get lost; to lose one's bearings
失调
out of tune (music)
失眠
to suffer from insomnia
失衡
to unbalance; an imbalance
失事
(of a plane, ship etc) to have an accident (plane crash, shipwreck, vehicle collision etc); to mess things up
遗失
to lose; to leave behind (inadvertently)