失

shī

sh+ī·1st tone

to lose · to miss

Radical: 大 Strokes: 5

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Common

Same radical

大头天夫太奇夷奉夺奏套奥

Same radical

大头天夫太奇夷奉夺奏套奥奔夹契

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Character Decomposition

失=丿+夫

Etymology

Something 丿 falling from a hand 夫

Meanings

to lose

to miss

to fail

shī

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Words with 失 550 total

to lose; to misplace丢失diū shī gains and losses · success and failure · merits and demerits得失dé shī still possesses; yet retains (some positive attribute that contrasts with another of its attributes)不失bù shī (of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost耗失hào shī

Idioms with 失 169 total Chain

(idiom) to love cranes and lose the masses; fig. to lose the big picture for the sake of a small gain; to sacrifice the many for the few爱鹤失众ài hè shī zhòng to lose one's splendor · to lose luster · to be eclipsed · to be overshadowed黯然失色àn rán shī sè no danger of anything going wrong · no risk at all百无一失bǎi wú yī shī lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) · fig. a blessing in disguise · it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good北叟失马běi sǒu shī mǎ to seize the opportune moment · to lose no time不失时机bù shī shí jī