失 · shī · to lose
Learn the Chinese character 失 with its source-linked HSK 4 status, pronunciation, one concise learning meaning, stroke order, real HSK words, and published learning contexts.
Writing guide
How to use the writing tool
- 1. WatchSee the stroke order for 失.
- 2. TraceFollow the guided strokes to build the movement.
- 3. WriteWrite from memory and receive feedback.
HSK vocabulary
Words with 失
Source-linked HSK vocabulary records that contain 失.
Linked HSK vocabulary
- 失败shībàito be defeated
- 失去shīqùto lose
- 失望shīwàngdisappointed
- 丢失diūshīto lose
- 失恋shīliànto lose one's love
- 失眠shīmiánto suffer from insomnia
- 失误shīwùlapse
- 失业shīyèunemployment
- 损失sǔnshīloss
- 消失xiāoshīto disappear
- 丧失sàngshīto lose
- 得不偿失débùchángshīthe gains do not make up for the losses (idiom)
- 得失déshīgains and losses
- 挂失guàshīto report the loss of something
- 过失guòshīerror
- 惊慌失措jīnghuāng-shīcuòto lose one's head out of fear (idiom)
- 流失liúshī(of soil etc) to wash away
- 迷失míshīto get lost
- 缺失quēshīlack
- 失传shīchuán(of skills etc) to die out
- 失控shīkòngto go out of control
- 失利shīlìto lose
- 失礼shīlǐto act discourteously
- 失灵shīlíngout of order (of machine)
- 失落shīluòto lose (sth)
- 失明shīmíngto lose one's eyesight
- 失事shīshìto mess things up
- 失态shītàito forget one's manners
- 失效shīxiàoto fail
- 失踪shīzōngto be missing
- 万无一失wànwú-yìshīsurefire
- 遗失yíshīto lose
Real usage
Example sentences with 失
Published HSK 4 course contexts only. Each sentence links back to the lesson that owns it.
No accepted HSK 4 course context containing 失 is indexed yet. This page does not generate example sentences.
Character questions
About 失
Short answers based on the sources identified on this page.
What does 失 mean in Chinese?
失 is listed here with the concise learning meaning: to lose.
How do you pronounce 失?
失 is shown as shī.
Is 失 an HSK 4 character?
Yes. 失 is HSK 4 recognition character #281.
Can I practise writing 失?
Yes. Use Watch, Trace, or Write above.
Learning details
- HSK 4 recognition
- HSK 4 handwriting practice
- 32 linked HSK words
Content transparency
Sources and editorial policy
- HSK placement: HSK 4 recognition character #281.
- Writing scope: HSK 4 handwriting practice.
- Meaning and pronunciation: CC-CEDICT and linked HSK vocabulary data, shown as supplemental learning metadata.
- Vocabulary: source-linked HSK vocabulary records, each linked to its published HSK vocabulary page.
- Example sentences: published course contexts only; this page does not generate new example sentences.
- Stroke-order practice: HanziWriter character data. This is a source-linked learning reference, not an official HSK publication.