Chinese symbol for “loss”
损失
sǔn shī
Traditional: 損失
loss; damage; 个 (gè); to lose
The closest CC-CEDICT match for loss is 损失 (sǔn shī), defined as: loss; damage; 个 (gè); to lose; to suffer damage.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “loss”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 损耗 (損耗) | sǔn hào | loss; depletion; wastage; wear and tear; to incur loss; to waste; to consume (energy etc) |
| 赔本 (賠本) | péi běn | loss; to sustain losses |
| 灭失 (滅失) | miè shī | loss (of sth through natural disaster, theft etc) (law) |
| 折本 | shé běn | a loss; to lose money |
| 亏损 (虧損) | kuī sǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 损失.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 损害 (損害) | sǔn hài | harm; to damage |
| 亏损 (虧損) | kuī sǔn | deficit; (financial) loss |
| 损伤 (損傷) | sǔn shāng | to harm; to damage |
| 损坏 (損壞) | sǔn huài | to damage; to injure |
| 受损 (受損) | shòu sǔn | to suffer damage |
| 失去 | shī qù | to lose |
| 失败 (失敗) | shī bài | to be defeated; to lose |
| 消失 | xiāo shī | to disappear; to fade away |
See also: Japanese symbol for “loss”.
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