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
to laugh in spite of oneself; to be unable to help laughing
lost; to squander
too much talk leads to mistakes
to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
to seize the opportune moment; to lose no time
can still be considered (to be...)
to lose; lost
to miss an opportunity; to miss sb by a narrow chance
outflow of talent; brain drain
fig. everyone makes mistakes
fig. everyone makes mistakes
to succeed through failure
to succeed through failure
missing in action (MIA) (military)
missing in action (MIA) (military)
flustered; disconcerted; ruffled
flustered; disconcerted; ruffled
vowel devoicing
vowel devoicing
forthright; bold
fig. a blessing in disguise
fig. a blessing in disguise
even the wise can still make mistakes