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HSK
3
shī
失
to lose
失
to lose
Composition
Components
丶
drop
丶
drop
夫
groom
夫
groom
Sounds
sh-
Shrek
sh-
Shrek
-_
house
-_
house
1
outside the entrance
1
outside the entrance
Pinyin
shi1
•
shī
Meaning
Primary
to lose
Alternatives
lose, loses, losing, lost
Mnemonic
[sh-] Shrek
is in
[1] front
of the
[-_] house
, playing a game. He holds the
夫 groom
above his head, and stands on the lawn. If he
丶 drops
the
夫 groom
, he
失 loses
. He moves a bit and loses balance, and
丶 drops
the
夫 groom
. He
失 lost
!
Similar Meaning Characters
mí
迷
lost
diū
丢
to lose
kuī
亏
loss
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Same Pronunciation
shī
师
teacher
shī
诗
poem
shī
施
to carry out
shī
湿
wet
shī
尸
corpse
shī
狮
lion
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Found In Words
shīqù
失去
to lose
xiāoshī
消失
to disappear
shībài
失败
failure
shīwàng
失望
disappointed
shīyè
失业
unemployment
diūshī
丢失
lose
shīkòng
失控
to lose control
shīyèlǜ
失业率
unemployment rate
shīzōng
失踪
to be missing
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