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1.

Animated Stroke Order 损

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 损 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 损

损 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

损

损=扌hand+员member

The hand (扌) causes damage or loss, like a container (员) being broken — to harm or reduce.

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4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 损

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5.

How to Use 损

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

Loss or deficit

Words where 损 means a reduction or financial loss.

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

HSK 5

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

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 损

HSK words that contain this character.

损伤 • sǔn shāng • to harm

HSK 3.0 · L6

sǔn损

shāng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

7.

Example Sentences

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

gōng公

sī司

jīn今

nián年

chū出

xiàn现

le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

zhè这

cì次

huǒ火

zāi灾

zào造

chéng成

le了

jù巨

dà大

Information

Pinyinsǔn

Meaningto diminish

Strokes10

Radical扌

Traditional損

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1259

Zhuyinㄙㄨㄣˇ

UnicodeU+635F

CangjieRQNO

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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

己

harm others for one's own benefit / selfish

备

。

Please be careful not to damage the equipment.

sǔn损

shī失

。

This fire caused huge losses.

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