shī

to lose; to miss; to fail

HSK 4 #375

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 375th character
Radical ⼤ (37.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 265

Definitions

失 shī
  1. 1. to lose
  2. 2. to miss
  3. 3. to fail

Stroke order

失 stroke order diagram
失 stroke order animation

Words containing 失

Word Meaning
aphasia or aphemia (loss of language)
to lose color; to turn pale
can still be considered (to be...)
to break a promise
(signal) distortion; to lack fidelity
to report the loss of something
to miscalculate; miscalculation
oversight; to make a (careless) mistake
old and in a state of disrepair (idiom); dilapidated
to worry about personal gains and losses
to lose land; dispossessed
to give a false picture of the situation
to lose favor; in disfavor; disgraced
a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
lit. the horse loses its front hooves
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
to turn pale with fright (idiom)
to miss; to fail in observing or supervising
focus on one thing, neglect another
to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. è rán shī xiào
miss a good chance; let a chance slip by
to suffer a major setback due to negligence
disrepair
to become estranged; disharmony
to have sth stolen; to lose to theft; robbed