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1.

Animated Stroke Order 损

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 损 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 损

损 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

损

扌shǒu · hand

员yuán · member

损=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 损

损 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 损

Loss or deficit

Words where 损 means a reduction or financial loss.

损失 • sǔn shī • lose; loss; wastage • HSK 5

HSK 5

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 损

损伤 • sǔn shāng • to harm

HSK 3.0 · L6

sǔn损

shāng

7.

Example Sentences

gōng公

sī司

jīn今

nián年

chū出

xiàn现

le

Information

Pinyinsǔn

Meaningto diminish, to harm, to lose

Strokes10

Radical扌

Traditional損

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1259

Zhuyinㄙㄨㄣˇ

UnicodeU+635F

CangjieRQNO

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扌shǒu · hand

+员yuán · member

sǔn损

shī失

lose; loss; wastage

亏损 • kuī sǔn • loss; deficit • HSK 6

HSK 6

kuī亏

sǔn损

loss; deficit

Damage or harm

Words where 损 means physical or abstract harm.

损坏 • sǔn huài • damage; injure; spoil • HSK 6

HSK 6

sǔn损

huài坏

damage; injure; spoil

损害 • sǔn hài • harm • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

sǔn损

hài害

harm

磨损 • mó sǔn • wear / abrasion • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

mó磨

sǔn损

wear / abrasion

伤

to harm

损人利己 • sǔn rén lì jǐ • harm others for one's own benefit / selfish

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

sǔn损

rén人

lì利

jǐ己

harm others for one's own benefit / selfish

了

kuī亏

sǔn损

。

The company incurred a deficit this year.

qǐng请

xiǎo小

xīn心

bú不

yào要

sǔn损

huài坏

shè设

bèi备

。

Please be careful not to damage the equipment.

zhè这

cì次

huǒ火

zāi灾

zào造

chéng成

le了

jù巨

dà大

sǔn损

shī失

。

This fire caused huge losses.

cháng长

shí时

jiān间

kàn看

shǒu手

jī机

huì会

sǔn损

shāng伤

shì视

lì力

。

Looking at a mobile phone for a long time can harm your eyesight.

Cháng长

qī期

yíng营

yǎng养

bù不

liáng良

kě可

néng能

dǎo导

zhì致

gǔ骨

gé骼

fā发

yù育

quē缺

sǔn损

。

Long-term malnutrition may cause defects in bone development.

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Characters with radical "扌".

拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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