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
even the wise can make a mistake
underemployed; semi-employed; partly employed
underemployed; semi-employed; partly employed
primary progressive aphasia; speech loss
primary progressive aphasia, speech loss
bereavement
to laugh involuntarily; Taiwan pr. è rán shī xiào
to lose; to forfeit
to be exhausted; to be used up
to be exhausted; to be used up
distraught; dazed
distraught; dazed
collision in which only one party is at fault
collision in which only one party is at fault
to miss an opportunity; to let sth slip by
to miss a chance by doing nothing
miss a good chance; let chances slip by
miss a good chance; waste an opportunity
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
a fire in the city gates is also a calamity for the fish in the moat (idiom); the bystander will also suffer
report the loss to the authorities concerned
fig. a blessing in disguise
fig. a blessing in disguise
a blessing in disguise; bad luck may be good
misfortune may bring good; a blessing in disguise