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1.

Animated Stroke Order 失

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 失 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 失

失 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Single Body

失

失=丿slash+夫man/hand

A hand (手 variant) letting something slip away, depicting loss or mistake.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 失

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5.

How to Use 失

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 失 works in context.

Loss or Missing

Shī indicates losing something or being deprived of something.

失望 • shī wàng • disappointed • HSK 4

HSK 4

shī失

wàng望

disappointed

失业 • shī yè • lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed • HSK 5

HSK 5

shī失

yè业

lose one's job; be out of work; be unemployed

失去 • shī qù • lose • HSK 5

HSK 5

shī失

qù去

lose

Failure or Mistake

Shī indicates failure, error, or mishap.

失败 • shī bài • fail • HSK 4

HSK 4

shī失

bài败

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 失

HSK words that contain this character.

丢失 • diū shī • to lose; to misplace

HSK 3.0 · L5

diū丢

shī失

to lose; to misplace

失恋 • shī liàn • to lose one's love

HSK 3.0 · L5

shī失

liàn恋

to lose one's love

失眠 • shī mián • lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

HSK 5

shī失

mián眠

lose sleep; wakefulness; insomnia

损失 • sǔn shī • lose; loss; wastage

HSK 5

sǔn损

shī失

lose; loss; wastage

消失 • xiāo shī • disappear; vanish; dissolve

HSK 5

xiāo消

shī失

disappear; vanish; dissolve

丧失 • sàng shī • lose; forfeit

HSK 6

sàng丧

shī失

lose; forfeit

7.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 失 is used in context

wǒ我

bù不

xiǎo小

xīn心

diū丢

shī失

le了

qián钱

bāo包

。

I accidentally lost my wallet.

wǒ我

duì对

tā他

de的

biǎo表

xiàn现

gǎn感

dào到

shī

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

shī失

bài败

ràng让

wǒ我

hěn

Information

Pinyinshī

Meaningto lose

Strokes5

Radical大

Traditional失

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#774

Zhuyinㄕ

UnicodeU+5931

CangjieHQO

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fail

失误 • shī wù • miss; fault • HSK 6

HSK 6

shī失

wù误

miss; fault

过失 • guò shī • fault; error; misconduct • HSK 6

HSK 6

guò过

shī失

fault; error; misconduct

失

wàng望

。

I am disappointed with his performance.

很

jǔ沮

sàng丧

。

Failing this exam made me very frustrated.

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